Marty Barnes
Marty Barnes
chance credit hard played win
Give a lot of credit to Springdale. They played hard and did what they had to do to try and have a chance to win it.
defense great kids pride wins
We play such great defense, our kids take pride in it. Defense is what wins for us.
win
They (Van Buren) are in kind of in a do-or-die situation. They probably feel like they need to win out to get to the playoffs.
competitor seems takes underneath wants whatever win
At first he seems like one of those laid-back, type-B personalities but that's just a disguise. Underneath he's a competitor that wants to win and do whatever it takes to win.
either losses next practice ready reflect start wins
Really you don't want to reflect too much on either the wins or the losses after they happen. At the next practice you have to start getting ready for the next opponent.
against fourth kept kindest magic nine number places road state team tournament trying win
This hasn't been one of the kindest places for us but I thought we kept our composure. I think it was important for us to come in here and get a road win against a team that's trying to get the fourth seed. I think the magic number to get to the state tournament is nine and that is one of our goals.
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.
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.
emphasis floor game great pass power shoot taking unit
They all pass well, they all put it on the floor well, they can shoot it and they have the power game inside. The emphasis is on team. And that?s not taking anything away from their individuals because they have some great players, but they play so well as a unit with 10 people.
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.
blake drives players success team valuable
The success of this team is what drives Jacob. We will have all-state and all-conference players and when we look back, we will all know that Blake Jacobs has been very valuable for us.