Phil Colicchio
Phil Colicchio
basketball kids played run second sets shut spread tried
We set basketball back about 100 years in the first half. They shut down everything we tried to do and we shut down everything they tried to do. So in the second half, I played dumb. I told the kids to spread the floor, don't run any sets and just play basketball.
basketball coach court deal favorite group helping high homework kids late marty office players pool practice school son time trip until walk
My son and Marty's son (assistant coach Marty Luc) come to every practice. My son Tommy is 9 and Marty's son L.J. is 7. They can't come on the court until their homework is done. Sometimes, when we have a late practice I'll walk into my office and our players will be helping them with their homework. When we went on a trip to Pennsylvania over the holidays, our players would play with the kids in the pool or take them to the mall. Most high school kids don't want to deal with that, but this group is special. My son's favorite basketball player of all time is Desmond Wade.
ahead basketball best intense listen
His best basketball is ahead of him. I'm intense and I yell, and I just think he had to get used to my tone. I tell him not to listen to my yelling, but to what I'm saying.
basketball good invited
I know that if Doug invited us here, he has a good basketball team.
pressure wing
Pressure, pressure, pressure. We want to pressure the ball, pressure the wing and pressure the inside.
asked complete halftime kid second state
I think he's the most complete big kid in the state of New Jersey. He asked me at halftime if he could guard(Harris) in the second half.
easy figure four guards hit jerry jones loosen second seemed wound zone
We went with four guards and did a lot of trapping. Offensively, we started to figure out their zone and wound up with some easy attempts. Jerry Jones hit a big 3 to end the first quarter, then Darrell and Desmond hit some buckets in the second quarter. That seemed to loosen us up.
best came constant defensive doubt guards kids men nine step stop
Without a doubt this is our best defensive team. We have nine kids who can defend. Our guards can stop you and we have big men who came step out and defend. That's been a constant all year.
advantage guards leave noticed open
We noticed they leave the backcourt open when they go to the boards. They have rebounding guards and we were able to take advantage of that.
charles coming five instant kids miller quicker stepped tonight wear
We thought we were quicker than they were and I thought we could wear them down. Defensively, we just had five kids coming at them the whole time. Offensively, Darrell is instant offense, L.J. stepped up tonight and I thought Charles Miller was outstanding.
gave goals halftime minutes third three win
One of our goals is to always win the first three minutes of the third quarter. So what L.J. did for us gave us a big lift. I was all over him at halftime too.
against anxious
I'm anxious to see how we come out against Rahway. That will say a lot about our team.
beginning confidence defense felt good great halftime offense played reminded season took worst year
I felt good at halftime because we played probably our worst half of the year and were still up five. Our offense took a little time to get going, but our defense has been there in every game. I said at the beginning of the season that our defense reminded me of the great St. Anthony teams, so I have confidence in our defense.
ended focus focusing game kept last playing taking
We're taking it one game at a time. Right now our focus is on Phillipsburg. We can't look ahead. Last year, we kept focusing on Irvington and when we got to the final, we ended up playing Bridgewater and got beat.