Mike Leaf
Mike Leaf
clock knocked running shot
The shot clock was running down, and he knocked it down.
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.
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.
cool name
When it flashed up there with our name and logo, that's when it sunk in. That was pretty cool for all of is.
double second seen start teams
I've seen teams start to double him with a second guy.
mean repeating
I've said this before, and I know I'm repeating myself, but that doesn't mean much to us right now.
absolutely community difficult extremely fans good section
It would have been extremely difficult if we were on the road. These fans have just been phenomenal. The student-body section has been good size, but the community of Winona has come out and been absolutely awesome.
conference crowds great host last several super
We had several goals, and one of them was to host the conference tournament. We did that as well last year. It was a great success. We had great crowds and super support.
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.
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.
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.
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.
extremely happy signed special tremendous
What can I say? He's a tremendous young man, a special individual. The day I signed him, I was an extremely happy man.