Paul Wiedeman
Paul Wiedeman
confidence easy gained offensive rebounds
He was able to get some easy baskets for us. He had offensive rebounds for put-back. He gained a lot of confidence for us in that game.
blake brian fill great successful
It's a great foundation. We just have to fill in with some other guys. We were successful before Brian and Blake got here. We'll be OK.
gives guys pumps ready
I think we're always ready to play games. When you have a big crowd, that pumps the guys up. It gives them a little incentive.
coaching job needed noticed order outsiders players realized role truly valuable
I think we noticed it as a coaching staff, and the players realized we needed the role players to do their job in order to be successful. I don't know if outsiders realized how truly valuable they were, but we did.
athletes challenge group happen might special time trying
At a Group Two school, to have two special athletes like that at the same time might happen once in a lifetime. That's the reality. It went by fast. I like the challenge of trying to get other players.
champions fact happened state straight three tournament tremendous won
I'm very satisfied. It was a tremendous season. I have no regrets. I don't want anything that happened in the Tournament of Champions to overshadow the fact we won three straight state championships.
coach great player tough
They're good. It's a tough place to play. They have a great coach and a great player (Ellis). They always come to play.
hard scrappy talent terms
They're improved. They're a scrappy team. Not a lot of talent, but they make up for it in terms of how hard they play.
easy outside second taking tough
They started taking tough outside shots. They weren't getting many second shots. We were able to get easy baskets at the other end.
beat good half played second strong
They (Sterling) were a good team. We played a very good team, and we played a strong second half to beat them.
guys hard high level playing
The way we play, we're playing at a high level right now. We're not going through the motions. The guys are playing hard and doing the right things to get these leads.
anybody bad develop embarrass habits played stay
We try to tell them to not develop any bad habits in these games. Stay fundamentally sound, and play the way you played to be successful. Try not to embarrass the opponent, and try not to get anybody hurt.
court five guys knowing operate takes
We can't operate with just two guys out there. It takes all five guys on the court knowing their roles.
bad capitalize easy passes ran trapped
We trapped their guards. We ran a double-team at them. They made some bad passes and had some turnovers. We were able to capitalize and get some easy baskets.