Lance Randall
Lance Randall
best chemistry christmas good great memorial pieces saw tapes team time
At about Christmas time we saw some different tapes and thought Memorial was the best team in the state. I thought they had some great chemistry and some really good pieces of the puzzle.
came caught early great rest
That was a priority. He came out and got that early 3 on us, caught us flat-footed, and he didn't have another 3 the rest of the way. He had a great first half. He really put on a show.
certainly crucial floor front great guards key knock line loose open provide respect room toughness
Our front line is getting the respect and it's certainly well-deserved. But our guards provide so much toughness and so many crucial baskets at key times. They knock down open shots, they provide room for Andy. They are on the floor for loose balls, charges, it's a great group.
balance great guys last rest seen stepped toughness
It's not a concern. We've had great balance all year. The rest of our guys have stepped up on different nights. We have great toughness and a lot of heart, as you've seen the last two nights.
andy ball couple fast great half hands job keeping shoot trying
They play a 1-3-1 and do a couple of different things out of it. What they are trying to do was they were trying to get us to shoot a little fast and away from the basket. In the first half they were doing a great job of keeping the ball out of Andy and Tim's hands and away from the basket.
andy best defensive dominating good offensive player post productive prove
I don't think Andy has anything to prove to anyone. He's as good of a post player as there is in the state. He's productive on the offensive end, he's dominating on the defensive glass. I think he's the best all-around post player in the state.
elevated game
Big game after big game he's elevated himself.
early eight fairly good happened large league looked looking margin nine people phenomenal rest start teams terrific top unfair west won year
Top to bottom, it's been terrific all year long. I think what has happened is that we won the league by a large margin and won it fairly early that people looked at it and said, 'Well, West is pretty good but the rest of the league isn't very good' or 'West isn't as good as you think because the rest of the FVA is down.' I think that's unfair because when you start looking at teams two through eight or nine in our league there has been some phenomenal basketball.
basketball encourage game help lose speculate team win
You can never speculate on what will help or hurt. At this stage, you just want to try and win a basketball game. I would never encourage a team to lose a basketball game and we're just too dang competitive. I don't want to lose.
aggressive cushion fun gave pressure relax took
We wanted to come out, be aggressive and have fun and I think that we did that. That (early lead) gave us the cushion to relax and it took the pressure off us from the get-go.
determined group intensity says
Boy, defensively we were just dynamite. That says a lot about our intensity and our will to win. We have just such a determined group of guys.
difference effective knew mix
We knew we had to mix up some defenses. I thought we were very effective for the most part in the 2-3 (zone), and it made a big difference for us going away.
andy fare individual measure speaks successes teams volumes
We don't look at individual accolades. We measure our successes in how our teams fare and I think that speaks volumes about Andy Polka.
acceptance basketball job leader men teacher trying
My job is not just a basketball coach. I think that I'm more of a leader and a teacher and I'm trying to make young men out of them. Part of their acceptance or part of their realization of the end is part of maturation process.