Kurt Kinnamon
Kurt Kinnamon
chance coach eight free given guess lead might missed points state supposed tried
I guess that's the way it's supposed to be at a state tournament. We had a chance to get (the lead to eight and we missed a free throw. If we'd have got it to eight, we might have tried something different defensively. But, like Coach (Gordon) Peck said, we only had given them 32 points with the man-to-man, so why change?
basketball bend free good great last lose shots state struggled win year
You don't win a state championship last year and lose once this year if you're not a good basketball team, and that's what Great Bend is. We just struggled to make shots and free throws, and that's been a bugaboo for us all year.
beaten obviously opportunity solid talented team year
They've been No. 1 all year long and have only been beaten once. They are obviously a very talented team that we've had the opportunity to scout. There won't be a lot of surprises. They're just very solid all-around.
basket gritty
He's just gritty and determined. He's made more than one game-winning basket this year. He just doesn't have much fear.
against bad defend fighting good job runs screens time
Hutch runs their little flare and lateral screens well, and for the most part, we did a good job of fighting through the screens. They just don't take any bad shots, and you've got to defend for such a long time against them.
effort glass good lose loss low percentage shoot
The effort was there. It was as good an effort in a loss as you could have. We clawed. We scrapped. But you can't lose on the glass and shoot a low percentage like we did.