Jeff Beeman
Jeff Beeman
bit caliber easier guy sets succeed team tone
It was a little bit frustrating, at times, for him because he wanted his team to succeed more than anything. He may have been my hardest-working guy (ever) at practice. When a guy of that caliber sets the tone in practice, it made it a lot easier for me.
defended execute game half hustle played poor second shot
This game is always a big one. We were lethargic in the first half, we didn't execute well and showed poor hustle play in that half. But we played better in the second half. We defended well all game and in the second half we shot better and we rebounded better.
counted game good league loss played playoff tough win zone
Cheshire played very good zone defense. And we didn't play real well. It was a very big win for them and a tough loss for us because it was a cross-over game that counted in the league playoff standings.
huge love shots
That was a huge shot. Shots like that are why we love him.
played smooth wish
He's a really smooth player. I wish he played for me.
close lost ok turn turned win
That was frustrating because we have lost so many close game. I thought that this was our turn to win a close one, but everything turned out OK in overtime, so we're happy.
everybody good played
Everybody played after some illnesses. They all weren't 100-nt, but they were good enough to play.
chance close game games gave good kids losing nice
After losing so many close games, it was nice to have a game in which we had a comfortable lead. It gave us a chance to play some of the other kids and that's always a good thing.
alive conference count games jonathan keeps last left race southern spot
This keeps us alive in the race for a spot in the Southern Connecticut Conference playoffs. We have two games left that count with Hillhouse and with Jonathan Law, the last game of the year. It may come down to that last game.
box contribute eight grab kids pleased seven
What pleased me most is that we had a whole lot of kids contribute tonight. We had kids get seven eight points, grab rebounds, get assists -- things that don't always show up in the box score.
fourth free missed plays shoot three throws
We made some plays down the stretch. While we didn't shoot free throws well (16-for-29) we made some big ones in the fourth quarter. And we rebounded three of our own missed free throws which was very important.
conference count crossover game good southern towards
The only good thing about this game is that it doesn't count towards the Southern Connecticut Conference playoffs. It isn't one of our crossover games, so we're still 3-1 in that category.
hang
We were able to hang on after that.
close games kinds losing share winning
We're still losing those close ones. We need to keep working on winning our share of those kinds of games.