Matt Mahar
Matt Mahar
control couple needed tempo
We had to control the tempo a little better. Get a couple of (defensive) stops, and get a bucket. That's all we needed to do at that point.
control five knew minutes second tempo tone
We knew we would have to set the tone and control the tempo the first five minutes of the second half.
effort happy satisfied season year
I'm not satisfied with losing, but I'm happy with the way the season went. The effort all year was tremendous.
great proud shoulders stepped took
It was a great season. I couldn't be more proud of our guys. They stepped up, and took it on their shoulders to take us to a place we haven't been to before.
blow fair official worked
It was a big-time flop. It's not fair for an official to take everything you worked for away with the blow of a whistle. But what can you do?
best game point
Zack is our best defender, our best point guard. It would have been a different game with him in there.
competition given healthy helps meant motivate particular positive principals staff teachers team
It's meant to be low-level team competition and to motivate teachers and staff to participate in healthy behaviors. Principals in particular have given us really positive feedback; they said it helps the camaraderie of the faculty.
defense great kid playing recruit shooting stepped
He's really stepped up his game. He's shooting well. He's playing with confidence. And he's really stepped up his defense this year. He's a great kid. ... He's just a kid you want to recruit over and over.
defended felt good guess held job prettiest shots
We held Diggs to 16 points, so we did a good job on him, but that Dykstra has one of the prettiest shots I have ever seen. I felt like we defended him pretty well, but he scored 29 points, so I guess I can't say we held him down.
factor huge
I thought that was a huge factor with the rebounding margin.
game played took
I think we played well, played hard. I think they took us out of our game by ejecting Zack.
came good guys played
I thought our guys came out really hard, and played well. I thought we played a lot of good defense.
capable chris floor hard knew playing step
He's capable of playing well and we know it. It's just hard to get him on the floor when Chris is going so well. We knew he would be able to step up.
great proved
He was great as usual. I think he proved he should be on that (all-West Region) first team.