Gary Giancola
Gary Giancola
carry couple defending happy hosting playoff ready spot target
We're happy with the No. 2 spot and the possibility of hosting a couple of playoff games. We're the defending champs and will have a target on our backs. We need to be ready to carry that.
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.
confident focused great job mike running team
I thought Mike did a great job running things. The team was more focused and confident with him at the point.
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.
ahead conference fallen frustrated happened happy sure
Thankfully, we were ahead the whole game, I'm not sure what would have happened had we fallen behind. Give them credit. They frustrated us offensively. We're just happy to get another big conference win.
brought focused great group men program seniors shows
These seniors have really brought the program to a new level. We've got a great group of young men here who are focused and working as a team, and it shows in the results.
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.
brought cherish community conference group program proud seniors special trips
I can't be more proud of the kids. They represented their community and their conference very well. This is a special group of seniors that brought this program to a new level. They'll cherish these two trips to sectionals for a long time.
ball handling needed offense pressure
We needed more offense from Cory and he'll do better away from the pressure of handling the ball all the time.
electricity last school year
You can feel the electricity in the school and the community. I feel it more this year than last year. The way we're playing, I like our chances.
basketball best defense half individual second
We had our best half of basketball all year. Our defense was outstanding. We started to go a little individual in the second half.
bench cleared fourth game good third
We put the game away in the third and cleared the bench in the fourth quarter. Everyone got good minutes.
balance control death half mix sudden tempo
We like the mix we have. Balance is the key. We like to control tempo and play in the half court. Right now, everything is on the up and up. But this is sudden death for every team. So we know nothing is going to come easily.
game holding looking smart start teams
We're looking to play our game and go right at them. If we can get better play out of our back court, especially on defense, and play smart basketball, we could start holding teams in the 40s and 50s.