Marcus Knott
Marcus Knott
afford close finally game learn start
I don't know what it is. We can't afford to start a game like that. Fortunately we were still close when we finally got going. It's something we have to learn from.
against conference game hard last los week win
It's hard to win on the road. This conference has always been that way. Our first conference game against Pitman, we struggled. We didn't play that well last week in Los Banos either.
afford anymore dropped game games last league move playoffs power win
You never want to give up on a league title, but this game was more for preparation if we move on in the playoffs. We dropped to No. 12 in the last power ratings, we can't afford to drop anymore games. When we get in the playoffs we're going to have to win games like this.
came competition fight game guys help kids learn run team took trying type
A game like this can help if our kids learn from it. We like to play this type of competition. But, our guys came out trying to feel them and we can't do that. They took it right to us and if you don't put up a fight a team like this can run you into the ground.
finds games golden last player program valley win
Golden Valley finds a way to win games. Our program from me down to the last player have to find a way to do that.
few games last lost manner momentum talked three winning
After we lost to Taft (Tuesday) we talked about winning at least two of the last three game. We were able to do that, but it wasn't the manner in which we wanted to do it. We didn't come away from these last few games with as much momentum as we could have.
consistent cruise effort guys mode needed second
We just had a more consistent effort in the second half. Our guys were in cruise mode early, so we needed to refocus our efforts.
coach hat kids night rough says season
That says a lot about coach 'K' and those kids. They've had a rough season and they still come out every night and compete. My hat is off to them. That's something our kids have to understand. That's the way it should be.
careless eliminated happy
I was more happy with the effort. I was happy with our focus. We eliminated some of the careless turnovers we were making.
afford compete fourth hole matter ourselves pull third
We can't afford to go out and not compete for 32 minutes. It doesn't matter who's out on the court. We had a let-down in the third quarter, and we were in too big of a hole to pull ourselves out of in the fourth quarter.
came early easy establish happens leads led pressure
We came out early and we were able to establish our pressure and that led to some easy baskets. When that happens it usually leads to a lot of points.
chance cut talented watch work
We've had a chance to watch some film on them and it's like we thought -- They're a pretty talented team. We're going to have our work cut out for us.
against ball five guys last played small step stepped tonight
Tonight they played us differently than they have the last five times they've played us. They played a little small ball tonight. They had guys step up that haven't stepped up against us before.
came happy reason run small
We really came out flat, and I don't know what the reason was for that. We didn't play with a lot of energy. We were able to make a small run here and there, but I wasn't happy with the performance.