Mike Leaf
Mike Leaf
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.
ball came job looks moving nice open second struggled tough zone
They play a tough zone (defense) and we struggled a little in the first half. We came out like gangbusters in the second half. We got a lot of nice open looks and did a nice job moving the ball around.
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.
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.
chance effort everybody good hard nice overall played practiced week
It was a good effort overall from everyone. They practiced hard all week and played well right from the start. It was nice to get everybody some minutes. It was a good chance to get some more experience.
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.
force impressive kid next
They were really guarding him tight, and he's not the kind of kid to force anything. It's pretty impressive what he's done (in his career). He'll have to do it the next game.
along focused friday gives great nice night program ranked
That kind of thing (being ranked high) is great for the program and great for the recognition it gives us. It's nice to get things along the way, but we really are focused on Friday night and Bemidji.