Phil Colicchio
Phil Colicchio
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.
adjust athlete best deal defense downs game north speed ups
He had to adjust to the speed of the game up (in North Jersey), particularly on defense. He is our best athlete on our team, and he had his ups and downs. He just didn't know how to deal with downs and ups at first.
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.
believe best chance next player
I believe he has a chance to be our best player next year.
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.
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.
amazing kids margin seem
We seem to be getting better with each game, if that's possible. It's not amazing me that we're winning, but the margin of victory. These kids seem to be on a mission.