Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomasis best known as bassist for the Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record...
change hold mechanics muscle risk strain
It's pretty much just a muscle strain but we didn't want to take a risk of having him change his mechanics because of it so we'll hold him out.
fact flying himself hurt might motion passed range tear tests
There are tests done for range of motion or strength, there are provocative tests to see if he might have a tear of a rotator cuff or labrum. He passed all that with flying colors, in fact had no symptoms. Actually we do feel he hurt himself in his first bullpen.
bigger came girls loosen ready second small
We were able to loosen up at halftime. I told the girls that we were going to put bigger rims out there, because we made them look small in the first half. They had a laugh, then we came out ready to play in the second half.
buying technology
If the technology does what we say it can do, they'll be buying them for the whole system.
basket ourselves shots shut third three
We shut ourselves down. We had way too many turnovers. We had three shots and made one basket in the third quarter.
We're human. It's in the back of our heads.
home knew tough
Bigfork is always tough at home. We knew that going in.
points score three
We just got on a roll. Twenty-five points is sometimes as much as we score in three quarters.
approach experience game goal hold hurt improve nerves team
Our approach is to take it one game at a time, and try to improve individually. The team set a goal to hold each team under 30 points. We really concentrate on our defense. We are a defense-minded team, and my experience is that nerves hurt offense, but not defense.
defense ourselves pressure pushed takes
We pushed ourselves on defense. It takes the pressure off the offense.
alignment corrected couple half people
In the first half we had a couple of alignment errors. We corrected that, got the right people in and made plays.
advocating ball dropped using
I'm not advocating not using Kelly, but I feel like they dropped the ball and we dropped the ball by not doing anything ... .
best ladies praise record work
I have nothing but praise for these young ladies -- their work ethic, how they competed as a team, and represented the school. 19-3 is the best record I've ever had.
consistent defense devotion handle paid physical player room weight
Gracie was our most consistent player at the tournament. Her devotion to the weight room really paid off. She was able to handle the physical defense we faced.