Preston Early
Preston Early
breaks free handle ourselves self shot
We self-destructed in so many phases. The free throws, the turnovers. We couldn't handle the ball. Just things like that. We didn't get any breaks (from the officials) but we shot ourselves in the foot, too.
ball came game hole kids moved proud rip several third throughout
I told the kids that there were several things throughout the game that I was proud of, but they didn't blink. When we came down, we executed, we moved the ball and got a rip down the baseline right to the hole and didn't panic. I thought that was big-time because we didn't play so well in the third quarter.
excited game proud time understand
That (start) is what excited me about ?em and made me proud of ?em. They approached the game the right way and they understand what?s going on this time of year.
break close critical eyes great lunchtime mind players practice saturday wrong
It's so critical for us to get our mind right before we practice Sunday. Our players are hurting. You can look in their eyes and see that they're hurting, and it should be like that if you really care. But by lunchtime Saturday it's got to be gone. We've got to have a great day of preparation (Sunday) and have the right attitude. We're going to break down everything that went wrong (Friday) and give it to 'em and then close the book.
ball pounding turning
They were pounding us on the glass, and we were turning the ball over like crazy.
balanced both coach extremely good hard playing point position relationships shows teammates trust worked
The position that she plays, I feel, is about relationships. Relationships with your coach and with your teammates and I think she's worked extremely hard in both of those areas. There is a lot of trust between us and with her and her teammates. And if everybody's playing well and we're as balanced as we are (offensively), that shows we have a good point guard.
ball came pleased shared
We shared the ball really well. I'm pleased that we came down here so focused.
achieve desire matter perform
It didn't matter that she was undersized. Her desire to perform and achieve were big.
effort energy opponent preparing putting
We are putting as much energy and effort into preparing for this opponent as we would any other opponent.
good guards hunt kids players sandy second seems
They have good players and their guards are as good as anybody's. Sandy always seems to get her kids to play hard. We never for a second underestimated then or thought they wouldn't be good. They'll be in the hunt for the playoffs.
defensive games great second struggled team win
They're a great defensive team and we struggled in the second quarter. They didn't win 26 games by mistake.
awesome neat opportunity program
This is a neat day for our program and an awesome opportunity for her. She was our quarterback and it all started with her.
kids mental quarter third toughness
Our kids didn't blink. We didn't play so well in the third quarter but it didn't faze our kids. That mental toughness was awesome.
adjusting behind change good half job kids normally plan second time tougher tried
Our kids did a good job of adjusting (defensively) when we had to go to Plan B. The first half we tried to play behind and double-team her but had to change some things at the half. We went back to what we normally do and that's pressuring the ball. She had a tougher time in the second half scoring. In the first half it was so easy.