Tony Turina
Tony Turina
came focus kids later past talk tradition
It's 71 years later and they still come to the games. The kids have to know this and where they came from. We talk a lot about the past and focus on the tradition of the program.
andre came fed floor great played
Andre really came to play tonight. He was all over the floor and played great defense. I think we fed off his energy.
capable jordan knew
We all knew what Jordan was capable of doing.
feels final four hungry last lost taste team
This team got to the semifinals last year. They got a taste of what it feels like to be in the final four (Torrington lost to Wethersfield 57-52 last season) but are hungry to go farther.
beat belong excellent final team
They showed they belong in the final game, as well. That's an excellent team that we beat tonight.
develop extra junior realized time
After the first scrimmage, I realized that they didn't need any extra time to develop on the junior varsity.
break kids nice
It was a nice break for the kids. It can't be all about work. The kids need to have some fun, too.
finish great playing season starting team together unselfish
It?s great to finish the season 16-4. This team is really starting to come together because they are playing hard, unselfish basketball.
advantage athletic ball control cross holy horse offense race speed
Holy Cross is a quick, athletic team. We have to be speed conscious. We can?t get into a horse race or the advantage will go to them. We need to play ball control offense and get the ball into the right player?s hands.
both changes game hope improve teams
Both teams are going to go with what got us here. We?re not going to make any changes to our game plan. We just hope to improve on our strengths.
active ball best effort game great holy might minutes night offensive people played playing roles strength versus
We played a great game versus Holy Cross. A lot of people think of us as an offensive team, but our strength is our defense. Our effort the other night might have been the best it?s been this year. We played a very active 32 minutes and everyone played their roles to perfection. We?re playing our best ball of the season.
healthy ready top
We are healthy and ready at the right time. We are on top of our game.
bench energy looked perfection playing roles sitting
When I looked at all of the pieces, I thought we could have something special. Everyone is playing with a lot of energy and spirit. They are playing their roles to perfection and know they are not going to be sitting on the bench too long.
best control four guys point shot tempo
I was comfortable with the guys that were out there because four of them had started at some point in the season. We had to control tempo and just take the best shot we could.