Rich Herrin
Rich Herrin
Rich Herrinis a college basketball coach at Morthland College. He was head coach of the Southern Illinois University Salukis men's basketball team from 1985 to 1998. He was also one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Illinois history, at Benton High School, where he coached numerous renowned players, including former NBA and Olympic star, Doug Collins, Saint Louis University Walk-On Legend "Jumpin" Joe Durham, as well as former Georgia Tech great, Richard Yunkus. After SIU, he coached...
along confidence defense gained game good job played triangle
Our defense did a good job and we gained confidence as the game went along because of our defense. We played a triangle and two and our defense really stymied them.
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East St. Louis is a very physical team and they have good athletes. I think they shot the ball a little better today than they normally do, and I do know this, I know they shot better at the free-throw line than they normally do.
finished good six start turned won year
We did a good job. We finished on a good note. We only won 10 ballgames, but at the start of the year I thought if we won six or eight, it would be a good year. It turned out to be a very good year for us.
balanced ball easy good scoring shoot
When you can shoot the ball like we did early, and you get off to a good start, good things are going to happen. We got good, balanced scoring from Kendrick (12), Simmons, Allen, and Childers (9) and we benefited from some good, easy buckets.
ball good shoot
When we shoot the ball like we did and don't have many turnovers, good things happen.
against east game good talent
We had a good game against East St. Louis. They just had a little too much talent for us.
ball bit good liked played playing relaxed sure win
We started so good and then we relaxed a little bit and they played very aggressive. They're a good ball club. We'd have sure liked to win two and we didn't get it done, but at least we're playing and having some fun.
absolute beating capable check good offensive team unless
They're a team we're capable of beating unless they play like absolute gangbusters. They're not a big team, but they're a very good offensive rebounding team and we'll have to check them off the boards.
five game good last notch played six turned
He's a very good passer and played hard. And he turned his game up a notch the last five or six games.
allowed basketball good passes played tremendous
We made some good passes that allowed Childers to finish. He really played a tremendous basketball game.
basketball care good panic quickness shot took
Their quickness made us panic a little bit. As long as we took care of the basketball and got a good shot every possession, we were in good shape.
effort everybody good playing takes team
The effort was not there like it should've been. It takes everybody on the whole team playing hard. We're a good team when we give an effort.
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We'll be ready to play. We have seniors who realize this will be their last high school basketball game if we don't win. They're going to play hard.
anybody beginning best four game last losing nice played season three victory won
We played our best game of the year. Cahokia had won three of its last four only losing to Carbondale. This was a nice victory for us. I don't think anybody thought at the beginning of the season we would get 10 wins.