Mike Leaf
Mike Leaf
depends far few game minutes pace
We'll see what happens. The pace of the game should be pretty quick. As far as how much he plays, I think a few minutes here, a few minutes there. It depends on how he feels.
beat forward game latter looking playing prepare ready
Like we said Saturday, come (Monday) we're going to be ready to prepare for this weekend's games. It's a game we're looking forward to because they beat us. We're looking forward to playing them in the latter part of the season.
asking beat focused four game job kept matter next people team
Everyone kept asking me how you beat a team four times. I've told people how focused we are and how we take it one game at a time, so it really didn't matter who it was. It was our next game and we had to go out and get the job done.
adjustment affect games last lose players step time
We've had to make that adjustment of not having him on the floor, but these last two games have helped. Any time you lose one of your players, it's going to affect the team. We have other players who have to step up.
against coming game good home kids love playing special team win
This was a big game ... and when you win at home in your house, that makes it more special coming against a team as good as Northern. When you're playing at home and have that atmosphere, the kids love it.
ball few games good last talented win won
We've been doing it the last few years, so we're used to it. They're a talented team. They won a lot of ball games early, so this was a good win for us.
against bench easy elevated game joe pressure
I can't say enough about what Joe and Travis did off the bench against Northern. In a game like that, it would have been easy for them to put some pressure on themselves. But they elevated their game and responded so very, very well.
ball boards cleaning defense floor great pushing shots tough
Our defense was just awesome. We were making them take some tough shots and we were cleaning those boards and pushing the ball up the floor to get great shots.
basketball excellent war
That was really a war out there, it really was. Those were two excellent basketball teams. We just had to battle, battle, battle.
That's the way its been for us all season.
composure definitely eventually frustrated knew shots tides
I think we really got frustrated in the first half. They were definitely on fire. We were able to keep our composure and knew our shots would eventually fall. Fortunately, the tides turned.
character found gotten ourselves shows somehow
We've gotten ourselves into holes, but somehow and some way we've found a way out. That shows the character of these guys. They really never give up.
came christmas last learned practice
When he came in around Christmas last season, he just came to practice and did his thing. He didn't want to interrupt. He just went out and learned the things we wanted to do.
came ended half point quite second staying took
It was gutsy there in the second half as we came out and took it to them right away. We couldn't quite go over the top, though, staying with a 10, 12 point lead. That's pretty much how it ended up.