Gary Giancola
Gary Giancola
early game good nerves showing stronger
It was a good first game for us in the tournament. We had some nerves early on. But we got stronger as the game went on. It was a pretty good showing for us all the way around.
basketball both came effort ends good job kids playing springs
It was a good all-around effort for our kids. Solon Springs came in here playing good basketball and our kids did a really good job on both ends of the floor.
balance expect nice three underneath
They're our big three and that's what we need and expect from them. We had some nice balance underneath and we're going to need more of that as we go.
beneficial crunch gotten lead left nine obvious rotation
They called that timeout, and we just didn't have anything left at crunch time. It was obvious to see their rotation of nine (players) was more beneficial than our rotation of six. We didn't have anything left. If we could've gotten the lead at crunch time, they would have had a different look in their eyes.
ball blue closest football game guard handle inside jay nine outside points post score shoot thick
The closest game they've had is nine points and they're a senior-laden team. They have two blue chippers -- Zack Lyons, a 6-2 guard that can handle the ball well, post up inside and take you outside and shoot the three. Jay Meyers was the quarterback on their tradition-rich football team. He's 5-11, thick and can score inside and out.
good key quarter
The key was in the first quarter when we got off to such a good start. That got us going.
allowing came cameron couple kids mission periods
These kids were on a mission tonight. We came out strong, but had a couple periods where we let up just a little, allowing Cameron back in the game.
emotions expect homecoming
It's homecoming and I expect us to play with a lot of emotion.
against ball bit coach eight excellent fairly fame floor good hall match pick played possession race sound style turn turned work
I think we match up fairly well against them. They play a style that like we play. They don't race up and down the floor and run-and-gun. They work the possession and take good shots. They have an excellent coach who is Hall of Fame material. They're fundamentally sound and don't turn the ball over. They turned it over only eight times against Grantsburg. We have to play every bit as good as we played Saturday, and we may have to pick that up a notch.
good guys offense played team three
We played very good team defense, especially in the first half, but on offense it was just the big three for us. We didn't get enough guys involved. They have to look to score.
defense forced game shooting
Mercer's defense had something to do with that. We had been shooting well. They forced us to a perimeter game and clogged up the lane.
came defense hard offense played
Mercer played very well. Give Mercer credit. They came in here and played some hard defense and had just enough offense to win.
guys looking scoring
That's the kind of scoring we've been looking for from these guys all year.
defense good help last night rest
We've been getting good defense from the rest of them, but last night we got the 9s, 7s and 5s in the scorebook that really help us offensively.