Tony Turina
Tony Turina
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.
capitalize crowd decided gave saw spark sure
We wanted to make sure the crowd saw them come in. We decided to capitalize on it. When they saw him, the place went into a frenzy. It gave us a spark and we went off from there.
depth production totally unusual
We've had depth before, but this is totally unusual to have this much production at different positions.
bigger boards build compared earlier hoping job playing recently tonight
We really banged the boards tonight and have done a much better job recently compared to earlier in the season. Everyone is playing much bigger and I?m hoping we can build on this and take it into the tournament.
advantage integral needed size
We needed to get back to basics. We needed to take advantage of our size. Our size is an integral part of our offense.
best enjoyable knew leading looking practices season three
We had our best and most enjoyable three practices of the season leading up to this game. We knew if we had a lead after the quarter, there was no looking back.
aspire ball chance court drill final game hard join last people press resulted run state team testament took work
(Friday) during our final drill in practice, we took the 1944 championship game ball and during our last press breaker, we got a chance to run up and down the court with it. We join the 1944 team and now people aspire to the 2006 team. This is a testament to all the hard work that resulted in a state championship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.