Jim Foster
Jim Foster
arguably beat best four good including last shared team teams winning year
Winning it is great. We shared it with a pretty good team last year (Michigan State) and we had to go 14-2 to do that. We beat some really good teams this year, including arguably four of the best down the stretch.
games might normally people
We wanted to play people and look at some different combinations. Out-of-the-conference games you get some opportunities to do some things that you might not normally have.
adjust opportunity second work
We had the opportunity to work on things, play a combination of players, and adjust our defense, especially in the second half.
couple
We scored a couple of times and that got us going again.
add creates game inside itself looks open quality
You have to make a decision. When you open the inside game, it creates opportunities for quality looks from the perimeter and penetration. It's all about the inside game establishing itself so you can add those other dimensions.
defensive opportunity second work
We got the opportunity to work on some things, to try different combinations of players, to work on some little defensive adjustments ? especially in the second half.
boxing responsibility stopped
We stopped being a sieve on the glass. We started to take responsibility for boxing out.
When we got down eight, we ratcheted it up and went to another level.
basketball focus good happened last
We know what happened the first 10 minutes, and we know what happened the last 30. I try to focus on the 30 because that's what makes us a good basketball team.
field game hardest intense players practice time work
We practice very intense and when it's game time the players go out on the field and do their job. The hardest we work is when we practice.
coaching involves
We have a three-second play, and it involves Davenport at the other end of the court. That's not coaching genius.