John Sloop
John Sloop
ball easy gave shots turned
We just turned the ball over too many times and gave them too many easy shots in transition.
central converted easy five game lead minutes seven stretched
It was a one-point game and pretty soon, the lead was stretched to 10. We made seven turnovers in five minutes that Central converted into easy baskets.
four half second shooting shot trouble
We just had trouble shooting the ball. We had 15 turnovers in the first half and trailed by just 10. We only had four turnovers in the second half, but we just shot poorly.
blown categories conference freshman hard lone top
I'm shocked. I'm blown away. She was the lone freshman in the top 20 in the conference in many categories and it's hard to see why she wouldn't be freshman of the year.
post work
We need to work on our post defense.
ask basketball care difficult hard player plays takes
She's everything that you can ask for in a basketball player and a teammate. She's going to be so difficult for us to replace. She defends, she rebounds, she takes care of the ball, she plays hard and does everything she's asked.
care hard improve kid taking worked
She can do that. She's a kid who's come in here and done everything we asked. She's worked hard to improve defensively, rebounding and taking care of the ball.
great hit kept needed percentage shooting shot stepped
She hadn't shot a great percentage in the first half, but she kept shooting it. She stepped up and hit a big shot for us when we needed it.
couple finish pressure shots speed
We weren't able to finish a couple shots early, and they did. I really think you have to give them credit. They were really able to pressure us and speed us up more than we wanted to with the ball.
basketball best played
We're getting better. In fact, at times tonight, I thought we played some of our best basketball of the season.
days experience few great happy spend
That's what you play for. It's great for our kids. It will be a great experience for them, and I'm really happy we get to spend at least a few more days with this group.
both georgia good season struggling
Georgia had been struggling a little bit. It's a long season for freshmen, and sometimes I think we got good things out of both of them offensively.