Rob Salter
Rob Salter
composure held panic talked teams top
We talked about composure. You know these teams are going to make runs; these are the top teams in the state. You can't get down and you can't panic. I thought we didn't panic and held our composure pretty well and we battled.
ball defense double drew dribble flowers mike offense played quarter stopped teams
After the first quarter we played well. On defense we stopped Trinity's dribble penetration, and on offense we got the ball to our perimeter shooters after (senior forward) Mike Flowers drew double teams most of the night.
five
After the first five minutes, we were very good.
ball lately shooting
The way that he has been shooting the ball lately is unbelievable to see.
against australian class club exposure game gave good kids teams
This game was good for us, because it gave our kids some exposure against international players. And the Australian club teams are always a class act.
half second
I had to get on him sometimes for being too unselfish. But in the second half of the season, there wasn't a better player.
challenged ready today
I challenged him after yesterday. Yesterday, he did not come out ready to play and today he was dominating. He showed what he could do.
attacking
Donovan was the one who started attacking their zone.
advantage force guys looked offset speed standing waiting
I told the guys that we were doing too much standing around and waiting for someone else to make a play. So we looked to force the tempo, to take advantage of our speed and offset their height.
capture conference goals
That is one of our goals for this season, to capture the conference championship.
aaron ability drive helped key shooting state toward
Aaron can get to the rim at will. His ability to penetrate really helped out our shooters, particularly our shooting guard, Travis Johnson. He was a big key in our drive toward our state titles. When he was out of the game, we were not the same team.
win
It's surprising. We've got a lot of young talent. That's a big win for us.
chance good guys played
It was good to get some guys who haven't played very much a chance to play.
four guys hoping stepped
All four guys stepped up for us at different times this season. I was hoping we'd get four (on the team).