Mike Listerman
Mike Listerman
came danny himself job tremendous
Danny came in and did a tremendous job for us. He really exerted himself inside.
assistant basis became coach daily excited finally head since
I've never had a full-time assistant since I became head coach here (in 2000). I'm excited to finally have someone with me on a daily basis here at school.
happy heart hurting sadness son
That was very difficult. As happy as I was I had sadness in my heart because my son was hurting on the other side. ... This one's a lot easier.
expect experience game guys last pay veterans
Those are the guys that are veterans out there - Timmy, T.J. and Bo. They all started last year. When you get in a game like this, you expect your experience to pay off.
easy half haunt knock left missed points worry
We just didn't knock down some shots. We missed some easy ones in the first half and left some points out on the floor. As a coach, you always worry if that's going to come back and haunt you.
normally shooting shots stick team today
We take 21 more shots and make the same amount. I like to think we're a little better shooting team than that, but today we weren't. We just didn't stick it in like we normally do.
chances heads lost three
We had our chances at the end, but we're not going to put our heads down just because we lost by three points. We're just going to keep working and getting better.
beat great kids knew locker outside room suggested
One of the kids suggested it in the locker room (at halftime) and I knew he was right. We were getting beat on penetration and we also knew they didn't have great outside shooters.
balance great pleased team
I was so pleased (Tuesday) with the great balance we had. One thing you can say about this team is we're not one dimensional.
sigh
To have this over is a big sigh of relief.
guys hard next region state team whether work
We'll have to have some guys really work hard this summer. Whether we make it back here (to the state tournament) next year, who knows? Only one team in the region makes it here and that's what makes it so special.
beginning best hope saved team
This team is just beginning to show what it can do. I just hope they saved the best for last.
anyone floor talk warming
It's an experience, in and of itself, just warming up. Talk to anyone who's ever been on the floor at Rupp Arena.
ball move strength
Our strength is the way we move the ball on offense.