Perry Watson
Perry Watson
Perry Watsonis an American college basketball coach from Detroit, Michigan. He played for Eastern Michigan University, graduating in 1972...
defensive good
We just couldn't get it going. We're a pretty good defensive team, just not today.
defensive helps intensity momentum second struggled sweet win
It was a win that was sweet because how we were able to win it. We struggled with our defensive intensity in the second half. It helps with our momentum going into the (league) tournament.
enemy line ourselves position win worst
We were our own worst enemy at times. We put ourselves in position to win but put them on the line too much.
discipline gave heck
That was uncalled for (by Bailey). He didn't have enough discipline. It gave them a heck of a turnaround.
conference guys healthy lose senior start team wish
That was not a senior play. But the guys didn't lose their composure. I just wish we were healthy. We're the only team in the conference who hasn't been healthy from start to finish.
anybody attention causes clever far paying player sure
He's a clever little player that causes a lot of problems. We wanted to make sure that anybody who wasn't guarding him was paying him some attention as far as helping.
It's just bad. That's all I can say.
conference goal learning recognize season tournament
We're learning, and as we recognize things, we'll get better. Our goal is always to be better by the end of the season and come conference tournament time.
dress full shows tilt
That shows you if we could have had him at full tilt how much better we would have played. We weren't going to play him at all, but he said he wanted to dress and see what he could do.
definitely second
I thought they were a lot more aggressive. Definitely in the second half.
aggressive call determined jump officials overtime position settling
In the first half, he was settling for jump shots. We didn't have Brandon down there (in a 59-53 overtime loss). We were determined to be just as aggressive with them (here). We wanted to play aggressively and put the officials in a position to call it.
ball floor fortitude games gives growth holding home horizon offensive pride rebounds shoot turn win
I didn't know if we had the fortitude to win those grit-type games that go on in the Horizon League, especially when you shoot just 35%. They're not there yet, but they had glimpses. Getting 19 offensive rebounds gives you a chance. Getting them to turn the ball over 14 times gives you a chance. I think the other thing is holding them to 37% shooting. It showed some growth in that they mustered up some pride on their home floor and gritted it out.