Brian Brandtner
Brian Brandtner
elevates great high hitting jump rises shots somebody tough
He was really hitting some tough shots early. He's such a great jump shooter. He really elevates off the floor. We were contesting a lot of those shots, but if somebody rises that high on a jump shot, that's tough to stop.
came defensive game huge introduced job learner offensive park phenomenal quick speaks strides stuff team time volumes year
He made huge strides this year. His footwork came a long way. His sense of a team game came a long way. You can play in the park all day long and not think about defensive positioning or offensive spacing. All that stuff was introduced to Will for the first time this year and I thought he did a phenomenal job of grasping those concepts. He's quick learner and that really speaks volumes for him.
figures grind hard high intensity
He can really be a presence. When Brandon figures out how to grind it out and how to play hard with high intensity all the time, he's really going to be a handful.
against ask coach dominant game plan played player says
He is the most dominant player in the area. Ask any coach that played against us how much they had to game plan against him. Any coach that says he doesn't want him is a liar.
couple missed turned
We turned it over a couple times when we shouldn't have, and we missed some shots.
far flow half strength
We didn't have the flow we wanted the first half as far as getting up the floor, that's a strength of our team. But we still persevered.
night stay took tried
We tried to stay with him all night. I thought every 3-pointer they took was contested.
couple days knew last nervous
I've been a nervous wreck, to be honest, these last couple of days up here. But I knew once the tip-off came, I'd be fine.
credit great guys senior showing
They've been all showing great leadership. This senior group, I credit these guys with how we play.
miss seemed
They seemed to make them all, and we seemed to miss them all.
athletic best effort great guards handle phenomenal shoot sneak win
They're a phenomenal team. They've got a very athletic 6-11 kid. They've got great guards that can all score, shoot and handle the ball. ... We're going to go give them our best effort and see if we can't sneak a win out.
benefit feeling final kids knowing takes
This is an unbelievable feeling just knowing you're down to the final four. I've never been there. A lot of the kids have and that's a benefit to the team. I haven't been there, but I know what it takes to win it.
games
This is probably one of the most talked-about games around that I can remember.
ball floor great job looking needed open pushing seeing tells
That tells you how well we were pushing the ball, how well we got out in transition. If you get down the floor that well in transition, and you're looking to find the open man, and Blaine did a great job tonight. He had 11 first-half assists that we had counted. That's just huge. Blaine did a great job of seeing the floor and getting the ball to who needed it tonight.