Mike Francis
Mike Francis
Michele Francesco Puccioni, better known under his stage name Mike Francis, was an Italian singer and composer, born in Florence. He was best known for his 1984 hit, "Survivor"...
athletes balanced beat coaches game guys outside step trying zone
Coaches are trying to take the big guys away from the game with zone defenses. That's why athletes are more balanced now. There's a lot of guys that can beat you off the dribble, step outside if they need to and make things happen.
against good job plays second stand stepped team trying zone
When a team plays that kind of a zone against you, they're trying to take away your athleticism and make you stand around. We wanted Miguel to penetrate and get into the gaps. He did a good job of that in the second half. He really, really stepped up.
born call kids matter mind motto plays talk telling
That motto was born out of telling the kids that we (the coaches) can talk about X's and O's all day, but they have to make their mind up that they want to get it done. I can't always call the plays that are going to work. Sometimes the kids have to take it upon themselves. No matter what it takes, no matter what we have to do, just get it done.
accomplish guys
Everything these guys want to accomplish started tonight. They know that.
guys spirited stick team unity worked
The unity of this team is what made this team stick out. These guys worked their butts off in practice. It was always spirited and competitive - sometimes too competitive.
ball major time
Anthony's been major for us right now. He's getting better and better every time we go out. We just have to get him the ball more.
county fourth happens length second shot team third tough won
Old Mill's a tough team with their height, their length and their athleticism. After the county championship game, we wanted to get another shot at them and here we are. They won the first game, we won the second one, they won the third one and we'll see what happens in the fourth one.
changes since
Since there are no changes in the allotment of residences, I think it bodes well for the residents.
faced felt found happen licking players run straight style team time
When the players found out that this team (the Cougars) was a straight man-to-man team, they were licking their chops. We felt like that is our style of play anyway. That's the first time we faced man-to-man all season. We like to get out and run and make things happen and we did that tonight.
feels good law seems
It seems like Murphy's Law in this place. It just feels good to get away with one, finally.
games
We know we have two more games and we have another shot.
bought commitment paid preaching strongest team terms work
In terms of team unity, this was my strongest team ever. They really bought into to what we were preaching and their commitment to team work paid off in the end for us.
beat counts defense possession slow tempo towards
When you play this slow tempo kind of game, every possession counts and any turnover is very costly. But towards the end, we made them come out on defense and beat them at their own game.
against county playing plays slow smallest style team tired
We didn't want to slow it down, we were just tired of playing against a zone. I mean, we're the smallest team in the county and everyone plays us zone. We just wanted someone to play our style for once.