Brian Clodi
Brian Clodi
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.
flat great played second team
We had a great second half. We're a senior-dominated team and we need to play like seniors. In that first half, we just didn't play like seniors. We weren't flat -- we played scared.
basketball great playing
That's who we wanted (to play). They're playing great basketball. We're excited.
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.
defense great plays
He plays great defense. He fights, he scratches, he claws. He had a great game.
against defeat found good great playing third tough
It's a good win, especially after we had a tough defeat (in the Feb. 21 semifinals) against Larkin. We wanted to play for a championship, but we'll take third place. Elgin has been playing great basketball, but we just found a way to win.
best games great high school teams year
It was one of best games of the year. I think it was one of the best high school games of the year -- two great teams going at it.
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.
basket breaking felt foul huge key next point
We were up one and we got a rebound. But they got a key steal, basket and foul shot. That was a huge turnaround. Then, they got another three-point play and next thing you know, we're down five. We felt that was the breaking point of the game.
across advantage bigger coach corey except huge kid looked small
We outsized them so we had to use that as an advantage. At one point, he (Fenton coach Dennis Cromer) went with that small lineup. I looked across (the court) and every kid we had out there was bigger (than them) except Corey (Murtaugh). That's a huge advantage.
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.
develop mean
We've always been able to score. We've got to more defensive-minded. We've got to develop that mean streak.
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.
proud
We're proud of everything they've given. Not just tonight, but what they've done for our program.