Lance Randall
Lance Randall
certainly crucial floor front great guards key knock line loose open provide respect room toughness
Our front line is getting the respect and it's certainly well-deserved. But our guards provide so much toughness and so many crucial baskets at key times. They knock down open shots, they provide room for Andy. They are on the floor for loose balls, charges, it's a great group.
best chemistry christmas good great memorial pieces saw tapes team time
At about Christmas time we saw some different tapes and thought Memorial was the best team in the state. I thought they had some great chemistry and some really good pieces of the puzzle.
andy ball couple fast great half hands job keeping shoot trying
They play a 1-3-1 and do a couple of different things out of it. What they are trying to do was they were trying to get us to shoot a little fast and away from the basket. In the first half they were doing a great job of keeping the ball out of Andy and Tim's hands and away from the basket.
balance great guys last rest seen stepped toughness
It's not a concern. We've had great balance all year. The rest of our guys have stepped up on different nights. We have great toughness and a lot of heart, as you've seen the last two nights.
came caught early great rest
That was a priority. He came out and got that early 3 on us, caught us flat-footed, and he didn't have another 3 the rest of the way. He had a great first half. He really put on a show.
andy ball basically guys playing quicker
I thought we out-toughed them by playing North's game. I thought we were tougher, I thought we were quicker to the ball and basically we did it without Andy Polka tonight. Other guys had big games. This is a big-game team.
attacking pressure shot specifics talk
We don't talk about specifics as to what shot we should or shouldn't take. We talk about attacking and we wanted to penetrate their pressure defense.
certainly dreams motivation motivational others special teams wants
We had a little more motivation than some of the other teams in the tournament. Certainly everyone wants to win. We had dreams. I know others had dreams too. But our dreams are awfully deep-rooted. This one is pretty special for us.
guard impressed offensive unselfish
I'm impressed with their guard play. And their decision-making and their unselfish offensive style.
adds brings certainly edges family intense involved reality rivalry
It adds to the rivalry but it also brings it back to reality and softens some of the edges to it. Certainly this is an intense rivalry and when you have family involved it brings it back to a sportsmanlike level.
andy fare individual measure speaks successes teams volumes
We don't look at individual accolades. We measure our successes in how our teams fare and I think that speaks volumes about Andy Polka.
difference effective knew mix
We knew we had to mix up some defenses. I thought we were very effective for the most part in the 2-3 (zone), and it made a big difference for us going away.
andy best defensive dominating good offensive player post productive prove
I don't think Andy has anything to prove to anyone. He's as good of a post player as there is in the state. He's productive on the offensive end, he's dominating on the defensive glass. I think he's the best all-around post player in the state.
impressed skills
His skills are excellent. I'm really impressed with his decision-making out there.