Michael Perkins
Michael Perkins
beginning building certainly tournament worked
This tournament is certainly a building block. They all worked hard, and this was something they wanted from the beginning of the season.
energy expect light stay
We did not expect a light game. We've got to keep working on little things, keep our energy up and stay positive.
boxed defending felt game girls great job swing
Our girls just did a great job of defending the post. I felt the game was going to swing on the way we boxed out on the blocks.
florida history knew quite slice work
It is a slice of Florida history that no one knew about. It's very relevant. Some of the work is really quite astonishing.
came certainly happen program state theory thrilled took
My theory when I came in and took over the program was this was a state championship team. I'm certainly thrilled to be here and be in this position. But the ones who made this happen for me are the players.
came half second wheels
We were very competitive in the first half, and in the second half the wheels kind of came off.
battle girls lay pressure
The pressure they lay on is just relentless. For our girls to battle that long is incredible.
next night particular player team teams tougher
We don't have any one particular star. It is a team approach. One player can do well one night, and the next night it's a different player. That's what makes it tougher for teams when they play us.
experience girls good next state team
It was a good experience for the girls because they'll know what to do when they play a team like this in the state play-offs. They now have that mind-set and experience and will use it for next season.
certainly lightning press quick
They certainly put up points. They're going to be lightning quick and will probably press the whole way.
girls nice post rebounds strong
It's nice to have those girls on the post and they give us a strong presence. Controlling the rebounds is going to be important for us.
boards boxed crashed impressed
We crashed the boards really well tonight, and I was really impressed with the way we boxed out.
attacking good job offense running spreading
We did a good job spreading the floor, running the offense and attacking the basket.
believe hard played saying score second speech win
There was no 'Win one of the Gipper,' speech and I don't believe in saying the score is 0-0 and go out and try to win the second half. The score is what it is. We went out, played hard and played a lot better in the second half.