Jim Foster
Jim Foster
games might normally people
We wanted to play people and look at some different combinations. Out-of-the-conference games you get some opportunities to do some things that you might not normally have.
arguably beat best four good including last shared team teams winning year
Winning it is great. We shared it with a pretty good team last year (Michigan State) and we had to go 14-2 to do that. We beat some really good teams this year, including arguably four of the best down the stretch.
certainly course days entire equal frustrated missed quit repeat school student
It's not ideal, and it's certainly not equal to being in school every day. But it's a better alternative than having to repeat an entire course because you missed two days over the limit. And it's a better alternative than having that student get frustrated and quit school altogether.
capability few larger national past phase teams winning
The (number) of teams that have the capability of winning the national championship is larger than it has been. In the past, there were only a few teams capable, but I think we're past that phase of our game.
hard involved opens shooting team
That?s the Debbie Merrill we get to see every day at practice. We want her to be more involved in our offense. When she is shooting like that, it opens up opportunities for Brandie and it opens up opportunities for Packer on the perimeter. We become a very hard team to guard.
execute good handled inevitable team trying
It's inevitable when you play a good team, they're going to make a run. I think we handled it. You have to execute your offense, and when a team is trying to take things away from you, you have to find other answers.
When we got down eight, we ratcheted it up and went to another level.
basketball focus good happened last
We know what happened the first 10 minutes, and we know what happened the last 30. I try to focus on the 30 because that's what makes us a good basketball team.
boxing responsibility stopped
We stopped being a sieve on the glass. We started to take responsibility for boxing out.
field game hardest intense players practice time work
We practice very intense and when it's game time the players go out on the field and do their job. The hardest we work is when we practice.
good kid likes response signed talking
You're talking about a kid who, when we signed her, the response was that she wasn't good enough to play in the SEC. She likes challenges.
panic stayed task
There wasn't a panic mode. We stayed to the task at hand.
came care played took
They played well. They came out and took care of business.
defined easy great quality season shots ugly winning
A quality season is defined by winning ugly games. When you're making all your shots and there is a flow, it's all there, it's easy for everybody. ... When you look back, a great season sometimes comes down to winning these games.