Troy Graefe
Troy Graefe
bit defense easy fast gave offense playing regain
We just wanted to regain our composure. We kind of started playing a little too fast on offense and consequently we started pressing a little bit on defense and gave them so easy looks.
best great step
Isiah Martinez had a great day, and if you're not your best you need someone to step up.
bit couple free gets hits rattled shots team throws tough
Even he got a little bit rattled and had a couple of turnovers that are uncharacteristic for him. But, he gets big rebounds, he hits big shots and hit those free throws down the stretch. He's just a tough competitor, and we're a lot better team when he's on the floor.
breaks courage guys hard particular played pleased starting throughout
I was particularly pleased with our two starting sophomore. They played with courage. We didn't get the breaks tonight, but I thought those guys played hard and courageously throughout the game, as did all of our kids, but in particular those two.
attention certainly chances defense focus good guys pay players seemed team winning
I thought it seemed like every team had one or two pretty good players that you had to focus your defense on. You certainly had to pay attention to those guys or your chances of winning were slim.
comebacks greatest kids
We told the kids this had to be one of the greatest comebacks in the 101-year-old program.
coached team won
I don't know that I've ever coached a team that has won in this gym.
against bought chance defend kids nice stops
If we don't defend we don't have a chance against anyone, and our kids have bought into that. We had some nice stops defensively down the stretch.
basketball boards good hard high impressed kids leader open school team time tough worked
You have to know where he is all the time when you play those guys. Because of that, other kids on their team get open looks. He's just a very, very good high school basketball player. I was very impressed with how hard he worked tonight. Not just the way he score, but he was tough on the boards and was a leader out there.
courage guys rebounds rest score
Those two guys are our leaders, and they do more than just score and get rebounds and get steals. They give courage to the rest of the guys with the way they play.
bit came chances extend good half head lead lost maturity offensive second silly sure trip typical
We came in at the half and told our kids, 'Hey, it's a typical West-Central game. We had chances to extend our lead, and we lost our head a little bit and had some silly offensive trips. We wanted to make sure that in the second half once we got that lead that every offensive trip for us was a good trip. I thought we showed a little bit of maturity that way in the second half.
against basket capable critical dribble hard immediate man mountain night settled stagger starting time took view
It's like immediate energy. He just comes in, and something happens. The other night against Mountain View it was a critical time in the game, and he just took his man off the dribble hard and scored a big basket for us. It was one of those possessions where we were kind of starting to stagger a little bit, and he got us settled again with a big basket. He's capable of doing those kind of things.
coach maybe plays program
What he does is really what maybe no one in our program does. He makes plays that you can't anticipate, that you can't coach for.
game half season single state team
Our statistician has harped on us all season that we are probably the only team in the state that has been up at the half in every single game we've played.