Mark Short
Mark Short
far kids last people pressure successful sure talk
At this point, the tournament's a crapshoot. Our kids never talk about being No. 1 or being undefeated. But they did think the pressure was on tonight, because they wanted to be sure they got as far as last year, or some people may not have thought this was a successful season.
backed biggest credit key knew shoot
The biggest key was that we just didn't shoot very well. I credit their kids. We knew they were good, and they never backed down.
proud team unselfish
It's always been a team of unselfish players. I'm so proud to see them get this far.
apply attack build disaster forcing funds larger natural recognized resources shared tax throughout
Funds . . . were not shared to build capabilities throughout a larger community. Now, it's forcing communities to apply together. We recognized any attack or natural disaster would tax the resources of surrounding communities.
apply nine wear
Going nine deep, we can apply full-court pressure. We feel like we can wear down most teams.
affect affected composure helped last playing size talk
You talk about the size of the place, and it does affect you. Heck, it affected me. They had the composure from playing here last year, and I'm sure it helped them.
coach floor walk wonder
As a coach you always wonder what it's like to walk out on that floor at state, and now we get to find out.