Lisa Mandeville
Lisa Mandeville
floor height people practice run running spend time
We wanted to run to neutralize (Amity?s height advantage). We spend a lot of time in practice running the floor ..Our big people were running as well.
owe point practice run score suicide
At halftime, I told them if they score one more fast-break point on us, you?re going to run a suicide in practice tomorrow. I?m not being facetious -- they owe me two.
creating extra kids played playing practice shots stepped talking week
The kids really stepped up. They played as one. All week long in practice we've been talking about playing as a team, creating shots for each other and making the extra pass.
call celebrate continue education good happens hidden intangible playing practice relationships wake win work
In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens we?re playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, we?re going to go to practice and continue to work hard.
defense improved second wore
Our defense improved in the second half. The defense slowed them down, and we just wore them down.
good rough stayed stretch
We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. That?s a good sign.
crucial defense difference executing missed open winning
I don't think it was their defense so much. We just missed shots. We had open looks. In the first half, we missed a lot of chippies inside. That's the difference between winning and not, executing at crucial times.
ball expect game good outside several shot
Fortunately we shot the ball well, we shot the ball better as the game went along. We expect that. We have several good outside shooters.
adjustment credit halftime kids outside pressure
We made an adjustment at halftime and we were able to put more pressure on their outside shooters. That?s a credit to the adjustment the kids made.
ball bang brown ear kid missed sarah second three
I had whispered in her ear (earlier) that if you get the ball to take the shot. She missed the first one but the second one, that?s what kind of kid Sarah Brown is, she has no conscience. The second one, bang for a three and the game-winner.
beat missed offensive outside shots size
We were one and done. We missed outside shots and we weren't able to get offensive rebounds. Their size was a factor. They beat us on the boards.
difficult typical
That?s pretty typical of Desiree. She?s pretty difficult to stop.
common couple defense last recurring successful theme weeks
It?s been a common recurring theme over the last couple of weeks that our defense has been very, very good. I think you?re going to be successful more times than not if you play defense the way we did tonight.
collective cut picked shot sigh
They cut it to nine, she banged that shot in the corner, and it was the exhalation. It was a collective sigh and then we picked up.