Gordie Kerkman
Gordie Kerkman
bad decisions guess people pressure tend type
I thought we made a lot of bad decisions but, I guess when people put that type of pressure on you, you tend to make bad decisions. I thought we were very listless the first half.
close greatest highly idol john state truly winning
John was an idol of mine. He was so close to winning a state title. He is very highly respected. He is truly one of the greatest in the state.
arena difficult focus pick
The only thing difficult about a big arena is the background. You really have to focus on the rim so you don't pick up all that background.
room running stickers
He does so many things. We put stickers on the players' lockers, and we're running out of room on his.
gets hands hits shoot
He does a lot of things. Gets his hands on a lot of balls, hits the boards, defense. He has a lot of talent. He can shoot the ball. He can make a lot of things happen.
battle game hold impact kenny points prolific ways
He could impact a game in so many ways that he didn't always need to score. We don't often have a prolific scorer in our system. I was even able to hold Kenny Battle down to 18 points a game.
couple four gave good guys looks maybe
We gave (Rocha) and maybe a couple of other guys some pretty good looks in the first half, and something we really want to tighten up is our intensity, to play all four quarters.
cannot certain few game team
We cannot look back on that game other than to say we know a few things about certain players. We're a different team from then, too. I think we're a little better than we were.
east guarantee last month next playing struggling tough
East Aurora is struggling right now but if we have to play them next Friday, I'll guarantee you they'll be playing a lot better than they have the last month or so. It's going to be tough for us.
capable emotions particular situation
We just had to play basketball. That's one of the things we addressed, don't let the emotions of this particular situation get you down. We had to come back and play the way we're capable of playing.
game hurrying offense plan pleased sort
I sort of thought that we got out of our game plan today. You could even see it in the first half. I wasn't very pleased with the way we were playing. I thought we were hurrying our offense a little bit. That's not necessarily our style.
good quite sights teams top
Teams have had us in their sights for quite a while. We're used to that. And I think it's good for us to know we always have to be on top of our game.
deserving leader people realize several success
A lot of people don't realize what a leader he is. He is more than deserving to be on the list. He's been a big part of our success in several capacities.
outside surprised
They kind of surprised us with their outside shooting.