Merle Olberding
Merle Olberding
clicked credit cylinders defense flow kicked second talk
We always talk about that we've got to be able to make adjustments, and we did that tonight. In the second half, we kind of clicked on all cylinders and executed, and that's a credit to the kids. We got into a flow on offense, and our defense kicked in.
care player scores
We don't care who scores the points. I don't care if one player scored all 58.
anticipate care concerns fit gel great mix problems rest somebody taken team wonder
Having somebody new come in, you wonder how are they going to gel and mix in with the rest of the team and how are they going to be accepted. It was a great fit from the very beginning. You anticipate what are going to be some problems and concerns but those were taken care of right away.
good job nice running trying
I don't think we were communicating in the first half. (Norwalk) did a nice job running their offense, and we didn't do a good job identifying what they were trying to do.
basketball bright floor game lady people playing somebody strengths talented team
She's got a very bright future. She's a very talented young lady who understands the game of basketball and the team concept. She understands her strengths and the strengths of the people around her. You want somebody like her out on the floor playing for you.
allow game kids planning playing strengths sure talked
We want to make sure we go (to state) and play our game. We've talked about playing to our strengths and game planning to allow the kids to use their skills. If our kids go out and play together, I like our chances.
accepted areas helping players roles senior team three tough
I can't say enough about those three girls. They've accepted different roles and that's got to be tough in your senior season. They're helping us in other areas and exemplify what team players are.
credit nevada tonight
We were off on our spacing offensively a little tonight and you have to give Nevada some credit for that.
easy establish guards inside kids move nice passes shoot
We always want to establish our inside game. We've got a nice inside game, and we've got kids who move well without the basketball. Our guards make the passes inside, and we get some easy baskets. When we shoot well, we're pretty tough.
defensive gave looks maybe
We gave them some different defensive looks that maybe they were anticipating.
loyal stands
They're loyal supporters. They're in the stands before we get there.
gambling game good sitting
There wasn't any gambling about it because the game was on the line, and they weren't going to do us any good sitting on the bench.
ball feet hit kids loose open ran second shots
Our kids were loose (in the first half); the shots just didn't fall. The second half, we ran our offense, and our kids got their feet squared up. We got the ball inside, then we hit some threes to open up the lead.
circumstance lost respond year
We lost some aggressiveness and we didn't respond like we had all year in those circumstances.