Alonzo Sledge
Alonzo Sledge
came exactly guys knew points
We knew they weren't going to go away. They came back from 22 points down at their Regional, so we told our guys not to relax. They did exactly what I thought they would do.
break control fast good pleased slow speed tempo
I was pretty much pleased with the way we played. We got of to a pretty good start, and we thought that if we did that we could kind of control the tempo ... speed it up, slow it down. We got a lot of fast break baskets.
asked control free good hit key start throws
They did what we asked them to do. We had to get off to a good start and control the tempo. And we were able to hit those key free throws down the stretch.
key selfish step wants
He's a leader. He's not a selfish kid. The key thing is he just wants to win. And he had to step tonight, and he did.
beginning determined game knew midfield outcome press
I knew Midfield would press from the beginning of the game to the end. We knew the outcome would be determined by how many turnovers we had. And we had a lot of turnovers.
boards energy hit offensive
They hit the boards because they know they can get a shot. They have more energy (on the offensive glass) because they know they can put it back up and score.
challenge good knew quit regardless talked
We knew it was going to be a challenge ... They're a good team. I talked with them this morning, and I told them, regardless of what happens, just don't quit on me. Just don't quit. Do that, and anything is possible.