Mike Pardon
Mike Pardon
balls caused defense dominating loose picking played second solid team tonight
Our team defense was very solid tonight and we caused a lot of interference in the paint. We played especially well in the second half, picking up a lot of loose balls and dominating the glass.
perspective prepared teams trying
We're trying to keep everything in perspective. We're just going to try to be prepared for everything and try to outwork them. The thing about the playoffs, though, is that you never know what teams are going to do.
basketball credit eric finding finish good played start straight teammates third underneath
Eric did a lot of good things, but you have to credit his teammates for finding him underneath the basket. I thought we played good team basketball from start to finish for the third straight game.
basketball continue good hands hard team work
They are a very good basketball team and we're going to have our hands full. We're going to continue to work hard and we're not going to back down from them.
depends guys lately player step success teamwork
The most important thing for us was to get the win. We have had a lot of guys step up lately and our success depends more on teamwork than what one player does.
against came games hit hot previous ran shoot team
They didn't shoot very well in the previous two games and then they came out and hit 10 3s against us. I don't think it was our defense, though. We just ran into a team that got hot at the right time.
ball defense effort excellent extremely four giving good guys half job played proud shot strong
I thought we played excellent defense in the first half and that really set the tone. We shot the ball extremely well and did a good job on the boards. I was proud of our guys for giving a strong effort for four quarters.
ball executing good hides job nice shoot time unselfish
I think any time you shoot the ball really well, it hides a lot of mistakes. I think we did a nice job of executing and were very unselfish with the ball. When you do that, good things happen.
build care definitely played solid took
We played solid defense, rebounded well and took care of the ball. We played very steady, which is important on the road. It's definitely something we can build on.
found guys hit man open played says six tonight
We played very unselfishly tonight and found the open man every time. That really says something when you have six different guys hit 3-pointers.
component critical happy involved kids playing stepped tuesday
I was happy with how our kids responded after not playing very well on Tuesday (at Klamath Union). Everyone got involved and we really stepped up our defense. That's going to be a critical component down the stretch.
ball build care good high hoping huge key percentage shot success year
We shot a very high percentage this year and we're hoping to build on that. If we take care of the ball and get good shots, we will have a good chance. That's been a huge key to our success this year.
careless chances gave second speaks
We gave them way too many second chances and we were careless with the ball. That speaks volumes.
kids south tall
I actually thought our kids battled well. South just has so many weapons. They?d go on spurts here and spurts there. They?re so tall and so skilled. It was too much for us.