Lou Panzanaro
Lou Panzanaro
Lou Panzanaro is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the Peekskill High School boys basketball team. He has coached current National Basketball Associationplayers. Among them are center Hilton Armstrong, and NBA all-star Elton Brand. He is a member of the New York Basketball Hall of Fame...
anthem feet focus games guy national night ran standing stocking strong
He was standing in stocking feet during the national anthem when the guy ran in with the sneakers. His focus wasn't real strong that night on his part. He didn't have one of his better games because that was distraction to him.
boards deep defense hitting letting people position second shots switched switching taking
That was huge. We were just getting people in the right position and we had switched defenses. But I thought switching the defense was important. They were taking some deep shots and we were hitting the boards and not letting them get second shots. I thought the rebounding was big in that quarter.
lights offensive phenomenal second shot third
They were phenomenal on the offensive boards, that got them second and third shots, and (Brutus) shot the lights out.
blocks defense good grew huge played sophomore veteran
He grew from a sophomore into a veteran tonight, the way he played that game. He played hard, he had huge blocks and played good defense as well.
click hearing honored looking people proud room selected
Looking at all the people in that room and hearing them read all the accomplishments, it really started to click that this is something very special. I'm just so proud and honored to be selected for this.
felt good late nine practicing school seem time
I don't know what time they usually get up, but I felt it would be a good thing. After practicing and then getting to school at eight, by the time nine o'clock comes, it should seem like a late time.
execute people
People know what's coming. We just have to execute it.
becoming difference leader word
He hasn't said one word about getting the ball, not getting the ball, anything. It doesn't make any difference to him. And he's becoming a leader on the floor.
genuine
(Brand is) just so genuine there's no put-on.
board challenged game run
We put two things on the board before the game run and rebound. Those two things go together, and we challenged them.