Mike Hamburger
Mike Hamburger
bench bit halftime looked nine people quarters rest saw three winter
I looked up at halftime and saw (on the scoreboard) that our bench had scored nine points, and Winter Haven's bench had zero. That was big. We were able to rest our people a little bit through the first three quarters and they weren't.
defending feels girls good hurdle knew last man ready state talented tonight understand work
I knew they were young, and I knew they weren't as talented as the last two years, but man, you've got to give them their due. Two-time defending state champs, it just feels good. It feels good. But our work's not over and the girls have to understand that. Feel good tonight and come ready to work tomorrow. This was a big hurdle for us.
competition confidence count girls good last lost teenagers twice wins
This was important, if just for my kids' confidence. Some of these girls only lost twice all last year. I know how good the competition is here, but sometimes teenagers only count the wins and losses.
accepted bad basketball bought gotten half kids played program
We played only one bad half of basketball in 33 games. As our program has gotten better, our kids have bought into it and accepted the challenge.