Royce Huseman
Royce Huseman
playing shape taken team together
We are really playing together as a team at this point. And that's really taken shape in the playoffs.
bus care detail forgot last tournament wrong
We did a lot of things wrong last year. Really, we didn't know what we were doing. We're on the bus to go to the tournament and remembering something that we didn't do, a detail we forgot to take care of.
came handle lost nic plays pressure scoring team together took
We really relied on Nic to handle a lot of the scoring (early in the year). He had to make up for a lot of the big shooters that we lost to graduation. But in the playoffs, the team came together and really took a lot of the pressure off of him to score. So he could go out there and make plays and just be Nic.
kids situation team tougher
We have kids that need to be in that situation (against a tougher opponent). They haven't been battle-tested, and there's not a better team that could do that than one like (Wheeler) who has been there, too.
changed excellent job kept team trying
This team did an excellent job trying to take us out of what we do well. They changed up defenses and kept us guessing. But we know (today's final) is going to be much more physical.
gets great hurts lose next played ready win
It was a great season, and we really played like a team. When you lose like that, it hurts for a long time. But when you win like that, it gets you ready for the next season. We've been there before.
district learned losses played schedule shows state took tough win year
It just shows you don't have to win a district championship to win a state title. We played a tough schedule this year and took our losses and learned from them.
few free hard late lose mike missed throws
They missed a few free throws late to keep us in it. But it was hard to lose Mike at that point.
growing learn selfless structure
He had to learn how to be a selfless player. He had no structure in the past, so he was pretty raw. He went through some growing pains, but he's just getting better and better now.
ball
He's our No.1 option. We just get him the ball and get out of his way.
guys knew
These guys never panicked. Even when they were down, they never did panic. We knew we could come out and play.