Todd Tripp
Todd Tripp
free game kids last next pleased scoring shooting throw tonight tough tuesday until
This was a tough game to get up for tonight. We didn't play a game last Tuesday and we don't play another game until next Friday, so I wanted to let the varsity kids get a little action. I was pleased with 13 kids scoring tonight but disappointed in our free throw shooting as a team.
best contribute definitely happy key team tough
The key to our team is getting everyone to contribute like they did tonight. It definitely showed. We didn't play our best but it was enough and Herrin, for having a 2-22 record, is a tough team. We're happy to get this win.
came flat job last night offensive rebound second tough
I don't want to make excuses, but we had a tough one last night and I thought we came out flat in the first half. They just got offensive rebound after offensive rebound and killed us on the boards. In the second half, I thought we did a lot better job getting to the boards.
basketball few goes good hot means played season team throughout tournament
This was more important than the tournament. This goes throughout the whole season and means we've played good basketball the whole way. A team can get hot in the tournament for a few days, like we did this year, but this is even better.
ball knocked shoot shot shots tried
We tried to make them shoot the ball and they shot the ball. I didn't think (Ackley) could shoot like that and he knocked two shots down to get things started.
against defense good job running
We did a better job of running things than we did against Benton. And Herrin's defense was pretty good it was better than Benton's.
close hands rush shoot
We wanted them to rush some of their 3-point shots. We wanted to close out on their shooters and get our hands up and make them shoot with our hands in their face.
shooting work
We've got to work on our shooting when we get back to practice.
beat coming count cut deeper kids looked maybe scared time trying
Maybe for the first time all year, I thought we looked a little tired. We were deeper than they were, I thought, but our kids were so scared of getting cut and beat backdoor, they weren't coming up and trying to get a count on them.
coaches fourth higher might people picked proud seems state team wish
I thought he might get on a higher team but being picked fourth team all state is something to be proud of. Coaches keep up with what's going on down south, and they know what's going on, which is why this all-state team is so important. It seems to get the most respect. I just wish more people had been able to see him play.
couple nice
That was big for us. He had a couple of nice assists and he showed a lot of guts.
beat floor good guard kids loose played ready scrap
Our kids aren't going to back down from anybody. They'll come out fighting, ready to play. We'll scrap and get on the floor for loose balls. We're going to guard you. If you beat us, you played a pretty good game.
felt games hurt last
I felt it hurt when Fischer didn't play. The last two games we haven't been able to finish.
ball felt few hurt kids pressure threw traveled
I felt like our pressure really hurt them. They traveled a few times and threw the ball away. I felt like our kids were everywhere.