Tom Vix
Tom Vix
controlled tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half. In the second, we just didn't execute.
great played
We had great effort. Not everything was perfect, but we played hard.
game
That's the way the game is. You play through it.
good quick tough
Martinez is tough on (defending) the ball. He?s very quick and a good defender.
ball beat grabbed press team time took
I think he just took over the team when we were in trouble. Any time a team really got after us, he just grabbed the ball and beat the press all by himself.
became learned season settled stood time waited
We put a lot on him early. It was like we let him do his thing and everyone else just stood and watched. As the season went on, he settled down and waited for opportunities. He became a better player. He has learned to play relaxed. He doesn't have to do something every time down the court.
against games good tests
We need some tests and we got one tonight. This is why you come to these tournament. You want to play games like this against good teams.
needed playing practice tweak
We had to make improvements to get where we needed to be. Playing those 25-game schedules, you don't have a lot of practice times to tweak things.
chase game handle pressure quicker
We just didn't handle the pressure well. They're quicker than we are. We didn't want to get in a game where we had to chase them.
certain looked nights noise others
We weren't consistent. Certain nights we looked like we could make some noise and others like we didn't belong.
cost credit played
It was a credit to (Sleepy Eye's) defense. They played tight, but it cost them.
balanced
We had balanced scoring, and we never let (Ellsworth) get on a big run.
close difference guys plays series
Those little plays make a difference in close games. There was a series where all the guys made plays.
happened national neat won
It?s neat that it happened to be them. And, now they won the national title.