Denis Freeman
Denis Freeman
night points seem
It's been like that all year. At the end of the night we just seem to have more points than the other team. And you look back and think we made so many mistakes. We shouldn't even have been in this game.
bunch good great hard kids last lucky work
It's just a great bunch of kids. Like I said last year...you've got to be good but after you're good you've got to be lucky. I don't know if these kids are lucky or not but they work hard and sometimes you make your own luck.
clean coach saw seen talking worried
It was crazy. I never saw that in 30 years. I've seen water. I was worried that we weren't going to clean it up. The coach and I were talking about what are they going to do if they can't clean it up...play tomorrow? Play in April?
adds advantage court home hung kids played playing pressure quite second
It was quite a night. As much as you want the home court advantage I think playing at home adds a little pressure to it. And the kids played tight. They loosened up in the second half. They all hung in there and just like they always do...they find a way to win.
accept ball guy inside move offensive physical struggling time
It was the first time I blasted them all year. You can always accept physical mistakes. But there were 5 or 7 times where we got the ball inside and the guy didn't even make a move to score. We've just been struggling on the offensive end.
feeling half missed roles team took
It took us about half the year, but now they know their roles and are feeling comfortable with each other. Cassius did so much for us and we missed him early. It took a while to see what kind of team we are.
last minutes overtime played regulation
The last two minutes of regulation and then overtime we played with a sense of urgency.
ball court facing fine game goes good mental onto playoffs practice ready short tonight year
Like I told them all year 'practice is practice, the game is the game' and when the ball goes up you have to be ready to play. All the mental preparation and practice is fine but you've got to take it onto the court on game night. Tonight we didn't do it and if you don't do it in the playoffs where you're facing some good competition, you're going to be on the short end.
bad execution good held offense pleased team year
We have been inconsistent on offense this year and we were today. I was pleased with our defense. We held a good team to 45 points, but we had bad stretches on offense. It wasn't just the shooting, it was the execution.
ball defender great sets tone
Carlson is just a great ball defender and really sets the tone for us defensively.