Marty Barnes
Marty Barnes
biggest kids state step taking talk took win
I'm kind of in shock; I don't know what to say. By far, the biggest win of the year. To talk about taking the big step to Little Rock, we took a big step tonight. These kids want to go to that state tournament.
chances good leap looking reach steps taking
We were taking steps before but this is a leap right now. We're looking pretty good (to reach the playoffs). I like my chances right now.
erratic five free goes great guys hard hit kids length line shape six step throws tired
We've got to be in great shape to be able to play five and six guys for that length of time. Our kids are in great shape. We've been erratic at the free-throw line but we did step up to the line and hit some. The first thing to go if you're tired is going to be your legs. If those goes then those free throws are going to be pretty hard to make.
bench indicator kane margin players step wanting
We actually widened our margin with Kane on the bench and that's a big indicator of some players wanting to step up.
conference picture playoff
After this week, the whole conference playoff picture could be settled.
good guarantees math tonight
I?m not too good at math but I think (the win) pretty much guarantees us going to state. That?s the only good thing I see from tonight other than the win.
academics athletics compare great hate played players
I've had some great players, and I hate to compare players from different eras that have played for me. But I don't think there's too many players with a better combination of character, academics and athletics than Kane. He is a great one.
deep defensive eye
It was a deep cut. He got the gash over his eye going for a defensive rebound.
basket defense held missed shots
We missed some shots around the basket we would like to have back. But the defense held together.
concern four injury kids shuffle tweak
We will tweak some things and shuffle things offensively. Defensively, the injury isn't as much as a concern because we have some kids that can play the four spot.
basket convert fair game looks rush
We got some fair looks right around the basket and couldn't convert them. (Jonesboro) completely made us get out of our game and rush things around.
confidence start team themselves trying
We are trying to start a new tradition. (Rogers) has a lot of confidence about themselves or else the team would have folded.
road toughness van
We need to show we can go on the road and play like this. I'll take this one don't get me wrong, but we need to go on the road and show a little toughness. And it'll take some toughness at Van Buren.
check good gut panic perform pressure quick
We didn't panic and got some quick baskets and then solidified (the lead) with rebounding. This was a good gut check for us. This could be a big game, to let us know that we can come back and perform under pressure and execute.