Marty Barnes
Marty Barnes
road toughness van
We need to show we can go on the road and play like this. I'll take this one don't get me wrong, but we need to go on the road and show a little toughness. And it'll take some toughness at Van Buren.
harder places van
Van Buren is notably one of the harder places to go and play. But we need to play well on the road.
breakdown good practices prepare ready three tired van wednesday
Van Buren will have three good practices to prepare for us. We will be tired Wednesday and will only have a breakdown practice to get ready for Van Buren.
concern four injury kids shuffle tweak
We will tweak some things and shuffle things offensively. Defensively, the injury isn't as much as a concern because we have some kids that can play the four spot.
erratic five free goes great guys hard hit kids length line shape six step throws tired
We've got to be in great shape to be able to play five and six guys for that length of time. Our kids are in great shape. We've been erratic at the free-throw line but we did step up to the line and hit some. The first thing to go if you're tired is going to be your legs. If those goes then those free throws are going to be pretty hard to make.
basket defense held missed shots
We missed some shots around the basket we would like to have back. But the defense held together.
check good gut panic perform pressure quick
We didn't panic and got some quick baskets and then solidified (the lead) with rebounding. This was a good gut check for us. This could be a big game, to let us know that we can come back and perform under pressure and execute.
basket convert fair game looks rush
We got some fair looks right around the basket and couldn't convert them. (Jonesboro) completely made us get out of our game and rush things around.
answered clue doubting game past people played rogers team teams whether
We played exceptionally well that game and that's where I got the first clue that this could be something special. A lot of people were doubting whether this team would be any different than any of the other Rogers teams of the past and I think we answered that.
confidence start team themselves trying
We are trying to start a new tradition. (Rogers) has a lot of confidence about themselves or else the team would have folded.
bench indicator kane margin players step wanting
We actually widened our margin with Kane on the bench and that's a big indicator of some players wanting to step up.
basketball best playing showing signs
We?re showing signs of playing our best basketball as we?re approaching March. That?s where you want to be at.
award question receive team
The only way that you can receive an award such as this is if your team excels. And I don't think there's any question about this team and what it accomplished this year.
game heat high intensity trying
We?re trying to keep the heat on. It should be a high intensity game I would think.