John Given
John Given
girls good older playing point seniors team three together
The big thing is they have seniors and a good point guard. Those girls have been playing together for three years. They're an older team in our league.
changing count intentions league level rolls
I have no intentions of changing our non-league schedule. We want to be at another level when league rolls around. League should count for something.
ability coaches eight points remarks scores
At the end of the year, her coaches made remarks to me about her ability to be a gamer. When she scores eight to 10 points a game, they often won. Jess is a scorer.
bad force games hold lose shots won
We need to force some bad shots and hold them to one shot. We haven't won too many games when we lose the rebounding battle.
against basketball best came compete game kids played understanding year
At times, we played our best basketball of the year against them. Our kids came out of that game understanding we can compete with those teams.
based control defense effort good
Defense has always been our forte. Even with our good teams, our program's based on defense. We can control our effort on defense.
adjusting feeling frustrated system
My feeling is she was a little frustrated at times with her scoring. But Jess was still adjusting to the system and feeling her way around.
believe carried game
I believe the Pinewood game carried over into the Salinas game.
aggressive couple rotation
We made a couple of rotation changes. But the big thing is we are a lot more aggressive offensively.
biggest buy kids longer taken understanding
It's taken a lot longer than I anticipated for them to buy into the system. But the kids are understanding their roles. The biggest thing is confidence.
grind score wins
It's back to the old style. We're going to have to grind out wins with our defense. We're just not going to score a lot of points.
best compete girls hope perfect playing
We will have to play the perfect game. We're playing our best basketball. All you can hope for is your girls compete for 32 minutes.
confidence giving
We're doing the little things that are giving us opportunities to score. Now we are getting some turnovers. When your confidence grows, it snowballs.
fear good losses record strike team
Our record won't strike fear into people. But some of our losses have been to some pretty good teams. We're the kind of team that most don't want to see.