Jim Foster
Jim Foster
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.
defense except few mistakes played terrific
I thought we played terrific defense and well enough offensively. I think we can play a little better offensively but defensively, except for a few mistakes on the perimeter, we were solid.
basketball defensive few focus half intensity lost second talented
I thought our defensive intensity was good. The second half we could have done a few things better, but we never lost focus on the defensive end. They?re a very experienced and talented basketball team.
few game guys played sloppy
The guys played pretty well. I'd give them a B-plus. They got sloppy at the end of the game and made a few errors.
affected game offense pitcher threw time week
It was a frustrating week because of the weather. The time off affected the offense in the first game but the opposing pitcher threw well too.
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.
adjust opportunity second work
We had the opportunity to work on things, play a combination of players, and adjust our defense, especially in the second half.
couple
We scored a couple of times and that got us going again.
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.
add creates game inside itself looks open quality
You have to make a decision. When you open the inside game, it creates opportunities for quality looks from the perimeter and penetration. It's all about the inside game establishing itself so you can add those other dimensions.
adam ball good job keeping throw
Adam didn't throw the ball great, but he did a good job of keeping us in the game.
block control defense expectation high line percentage realistic score shooting shot variable
Defense is the variable you have control over. Shooting the percentage we shot from the 3-point line is not a realistic expectation and being able to score at will from the block is not a realistic expectation. You should have high expectations of yourself defensively because that's about you.
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.
capable scoring second
And then in the second half, we were still scoring from that position. We're very capable of doing that.