Lou Panzanaro
Lou Panzanaro
Lou Panzanaro is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the Peekskill High School boys basketball team. He has coached current National Basketball Associationplayers. Among them are center Hilton Armstrong, and NBA all-star Elton Brand. He is a member of the New York Basketball Hall of Fame...
ability devon good guards kept number reserve seniors sophomore surprises teams
It only surprises me when he doesn't play well. Devon Beaufort would've started as a sophomore for many teams I've had in the past. The number of guards we have that are seniors with good ability has kind of kept Devon in that reserve role.
entire mentally physically work
That's our thing. The idea is not necessarily the turnovers, but just to make them work mentally and physically the entire game. We want to be the aggressor.
needed practice shoot tonight
Not even in practice do we shoot that well. Tonight we needed it and they did it.
lights offensive phenomenal second shot third
They were phenomenal on the offensive boards, that got them second and third shots, and (Brutus) shot the lights out.
conditions depth factor game hoping payoff rest team worth
(Sunday) was a season's worth of payoff for us. I don't think any team out there conditions the way we do. We're hoping that depth is the determining factor at the end of every game the rest of the way.
basketball brand bring despite hope knew mediocre playing state title winning won
We won the state title despite playing a mediocre game. We knew we had to bring a different brand of basketball if we wanted to have any hope of winning the Federation.
adding concepts created execute season short stay stuff tried
We stay with the same concepts and try to execute it better. Adding stuff over the years has just created more tentativeness. The season is so short that I've never tried to do much with our offenses.
national playing standing starting supposed
They?re playing the national anthem. Hilton?s supposed to be starting and he?s standing there in his socks.
best kids state ups
This is the best day of my career. That first state championship was phenomenal. But I think with everything that went on with these kids this year, the ups and downs, makes it the best.
coach elton year
I thought about my first year with Coach (John) Moro, the Elton (Brand) years, the first sectional championship. I went back through the whole career.
driven kids push
Our kids have to be driven by something. Something's got to push their button, and I think being down by 10 is what did it.
becoming difference leader word
He hasn't said one word about getting the ball, not getting the ball, anything. It doesn't make any difference to him. And he's becoming a leader on the floor.
anthem feet focus games guy national night ran standing stocking strong
He was standing in stocking feet during the national anthem when the guy ran in with the sneakers. His focus wasn't real strong that night on his part. He didn't have one of his better games because that was distraction to him.
blocks defense good grew huge played sophomore veteran
He grew from a sophomore into a veteran tonight, the way he played that game. He played hard, he had huge blocks and played good defense as well.