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...
baby coach days graduate home playing sure upset worried
We weren't sure he would graduate on some days when he was a junior. I was worried he'd come back home if he got upset with his playing time. Coach Calhoun wasn't going to baby him.
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.
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.
ask bewildered coaches college couple found games gave nobody players playing realized upset
We'd play games and I'd have a couple of college coaches come up and ask about players and nobody would ask about Derek. Once I found out why, I went to Derek and told him not to get upset but the college coaches thought he was playing soft. He just gave me a bewildered look, but he realized he had to change.
basket body confusion feet lack total
I mean, he?d be 30 feet from the basket fouling somebody. He?d never be in there to rebound, where he should be. It was just total confusion and lack of understanding: What is my body doing here in this space?
needed practice shoot tonight
Not even in practice do we shoot that well. Tonight we needed it and they did it.
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.
everybody gets leave looked pain sitting
So everybody gets up to leave and Hilton?s still sitting there. He looked like he was in pain.
belong create guys love maybe pressure
That's an interesting proposition. Absolutely, I would love to see it. We're the little guys and maybe we don't belong there ... but I would love the challenge. They would have more pressure than we (would). I think it would create a lot of interest.
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.
anymore appreciate bryant elton ethic flashy hard kobe people player tracy works
Elton is such a professional and works hard at what he does. He's not a flashy player like Kobe Bryant or Tracy McGrady. I don't know if people anymore appreciate the ethic he has.
genuine
(Brand is) just so genuine there's no put-on.
compared forget year
This year can not be compared to any other. I'll never forget this courageous, dysfunctional and record-setting team.
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.