Brian Clodi
Brian Clodi
both great last leading sweet
We let their two leading scorers get off. They're both great players. That's why they got to the Sweet 16 last year.
challenged except interior positive step stride
I think we made a positive stride in how we played. We challenged every pass. If we make some of those interior shots, things go the other way. It was a step in the right direction, except for the fouling. We know that.
state ultimate win
I want to win the state championship. That's the ultimate goal.
guards open point shoot worked
He never had it, but he's really worked on it. We told him, all of our point guards can shoot. If it's an open look, we want him to shoot it.
defending seen
They're the defending (tournament) champs. We've seen them and they're not a 12 seed.
anytime breaking great guys lane shots
Guys have to come through. Those are great shots. Those are shots that we want. Anytime you get into the lane like that, it's breaking down their defense. We just have to finish, go to the line.
balanced coming guys shots six
It's been balanced all year. We've got six guys with over 200 shots (attempted). They're coming from every which way.
illinois schedule state teams tested tournament type
There's not a lot of teams around the state of Illinois that can say they have that type schedule left. We have it (tough schedule) for a reason. We want to be tournament tested and tournament ready.
respond superman three
Every three was a dagger. There was no way we could respond to that. He was Superman tonight.
basketball best moment playing truth
We're playing our best basketball right now. But the moment of truth is the playoffs.
proud
We're proud of everything they've given. Not just tonight, but what they've done for our program.
develop mean
We've always been able to score. We've got to more defensive-minded. We've got to develop that mean streak.
defense far feed takes
We're going to go as far as our defense takes us. They don't want to let each other down and just feed off each other.