Donald Copeland
Donald Copeland
felt good leaving open time
I had an open look. I felt that was as good a time as ever. It felt good leaving my hand.
bit confidence duke good lost obviously played road team time undefeated won
I think they were a little bit surprised. We hadn't won on the road yet, they were undefeated at home. We lost to Duke by 53, they lost to them by four. But we have confidence that we're a good team. We're obviously a different team from the time we played at Duke.
ball becomes defense open shared start transition
I think it started with our defense and getting open shots. We shared the ball well and when you start off well in transition the half-court becomes easier.
character coaches deal expected great hear season shown shows team work
All season you hear the doubters, you know what's expected of you. You work through it. This team has shown a great deal of resilience. It shows the character of this team the coaches and the players.
bit close focused found game given plus prepared stay streak ways winning
Our winning streak has given us a little bit of confidence. Plus we've found ways to win. Each game we go into, we're focused and prepared to win the game. We're not prepared to just stay close with anybody.
clears guys pushing shots work
We got a lot of shots up, put in a lot of work offensively. We had some real competitive practices, guys really going at each other and pushing each other real hard. Something like that clears things up.
against ball key looking poised pressure push run staying
We can't really play at their pace. They're looking to push the ball and pressure you and make you play fast. The key is staying poised against them, making sure you're doing what you want to do. You've got to run your offense.
brings great perfect player time worked
Yeah, it would have been nice. Any time you get to play with a player of Randy's caliber, it would be great because he brings so much to the table. He made his decision, and it worked out perfect for him.
few games given gonna last win
We can't get away from who we are, and we've always been a defensive-minded team. The last few games we've given up a lot of points. We ain't gonna win like that.
built finished key seven strong tonight top wins
We feel we built a strong enough resume. We finished top seven in our league, we got some key wins down the stretch. You can't let tonight take that away.
finished key regular seven strong top wins year
We feel we have a strong enough resume. We finished in the top seven in our league. We had key wins this year ... you can't take anything away from what we did in the regular season.
built strong tonight
We feel we've built a strong enough resume. You can't let tonight take that away.
anxious name nervous stomach suspense turn
You always get nervous and anxious when your name is not called. There's all this suspense and then they went through two brackets and we weren't called. My stomach started to turn a little.
effort finally forth good playing
We've finally put things together. We just had to put forth the effort and show people. Now we're playing well and getting some recognition, it makes you feel good about yourself.