Lou Palkovics
Lou Palkovics
ahead district division run state strong throughout tournament
District I is a very strong division and going on a five-game run throughout the tournament is great, but we still have the state tournament ahead of us.
coaching concerned fact needed practiced running settle
From a coaching standpoint, I was very concerned not as much with the score, but more so with the fact that we weren't doing anything right. Everything we practiced the day before was not running correctly. We really needed to settle down.
ahead great looking run spinning star stop time
When they went ahead 10-0 at the beginning, my head was spinning just like the girls'. Everything we did, we didn't execute. I said, 'It's time to stop looking up in the stands. It's time to stop being star struck. It's time to play.' But we went on a run and that was a great answer.
hard help run sustain win
It's so hard to make these kind of runs. I told the girls, 'Don't take this for granted.' It's hard to sustain a run this long. I had expectations, but when you get a win like this, you can't help but be so excited.
good guards missed shots
We missed two many shots and had too many turnovers. They did a good job, defensively, on us, and when they expanded their defense, our guards didn't take advantage.
coaching finally game nine prepared
I've been coaching for 16 years, nine of that with girls. When you finally make it to the big game, you want to be prepared as much as possible. If you don't and lose, you feel as if you let the game go.
against bigger coming diving front games girls level mean played shows teams
You look at every one of those games we've played against them and you can just see the level of play getting bigger and bigger. You see girls diving into the front row. You see teams coming back on one another. That just shows you what these games mean to these girls.
concerned finishing four gotten near points whether win
I wasn't too concerned near the end of the game. Sure, we have gotten tentative in finishing two games. But, a win is a win, whether it is by 10 points or four points.
beyond feet front gold hit shot stepped struggling
We couldn't get a shot off, then (Gold) hit that 3-pointer right in front of me. We were struggling for points. And Erin stepped out and hit that shot from two feet beyond the (3-point) line.
ahead expect far free matter playoffs state team throws
I expect every team in the state playoffs to make a run. It doesn't matter how far ahead you are. And I expect us to make those free throws in the end.
bad dribble far
(Mitchell) shouldn't be able to dribble that far that fast. (But) we got her to take a bad shot. She made it.
felt finding half inside outside second stagnant
I felt like we did everything right in the first half ? our inside game, our outside game, we were finding people, defensively. I thought we got very stagnant in the second half.
crowds goal higher love measure win
We love it. The crowds are always good. We always play top-notch teams. Our goal is always to win our league, but you want to see how you measure up on a higher scale.
doubt eventually played role seem type
Those type of things always seem to be big. There's no doubt that eventually played a big role at the end of the game.