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...
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.
building kids last mostly rick team wilson year
Last year's team relied mostly on two kids (Randy Wilson and Rick Cadell), and this year it's been a building of a team, not just one person, right down to the end of the bench.
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.
firing five identify role starters team
Most of them were role players. When this team is firing on all cylinders, I don't know if you can identify who the five starters are. They play so unselfishly. They all play together.
certainly compare matching motivation overcome prove pull scrappy state team time title tremendous wants
I can compare it to our time being up there first time and that was tremendous motivation for us. A team like that which has been that scrappy wants to pull in a first state title to prove it's not a fluke. We certainly have to overcome that by matching that will to win.
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.
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.
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.
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.