Mike Waldo
Mike Waldo
agreed best defend east game great hard needed played talking win
Belleville East played a great game, and it was hard for us to defend them. I was talking to one of my assistants, and we agreed we played our best game of the year. And we needed to do that to win this one.
foul gave great trouble win
We had a lot of foul trouble and I thought that Burkett, Carl and Ess all gave us some great minutes. That was a big part of the win for us.
great leader practices rubs works
He's a great leader in the sense that he practices well every day. Every drill, everything we do, he works hard. He's enthusiastic every day about everything we do and I think that rubs off on his teammates.
bit certainly gets good great knock open quick shoot strong
He's a great shooter; he's strong and quick and can shoot it. You concentrate on Maguire and Stewart a little bit and when he gets some open looks, he's certainly good enough to knock them down.
dangerous great knew run
They had a great run and were a dangerous team. We knew this would not be like the other two games.
good great personnel team
That team does a lot of really good things offensively and defensively, utilizing their personnel very well. They're a big team and have done a great job.
gifted great hard intensity played player spencer works
Spencer is a very gifted player who works very hard at what he does. I thought he played smart, played with a lot of intensity and had a great game.
great guys ready start
Our guys have had a great season. We're getting ready to start a new season.
athletics good great happy himself likes opportunity
He's made himself a good shooter, and I think that showed tonight. He's a good athlete, and I think he likes all sports. That's a great opportunity for him at Minnesota, and I think he's happy about it.
conference good great guys played prepared proud ready regular start win work
The guys were proud to win the conference because it was so outstanding this year. Our guys have done a good job. They've prepared well and played well and had a great regular season. Now we're getting ready to start a new season, and we'll get to work on that.
beat beaten excellent good played teams
They are an excellent team. They beat Alton and we know how good Alton was this year. They've beaten some good teams and have played very well this season.
basketball far good hard shooting shots
They are a good shooting basketball team. And when they are able to make shots from that far out, they are hard to guard.
adapted both worked
E.J. and Dustin have both come in and worked and adapted to the other players.
east good hard louis played pressure
East St. Louis played hard tonight. They played well defensively with their pressure and they made some hard shots. You have to give them credit, they played a good game.