Steve Rives
Steve Rives
game guys knocked needed played stepped
What a game. Our guys never game up, and when we needed a big shot, someone stepped up and knocked it down. Our guys really played (well) today.
area enable exciting guys kids needed publicity votes
So many times in our area of the state, our kids do not get the publicity all over the state, which would enable him to get the votes that he needed to do this. It's exciting to see one of our guys getting his due.
given
He is someone who has given us a real go-to guy.
kid outside run shoots stuff tied
He's not a kid who is tied to the block. He can go outside and score, and because he shoots so well out there, we have some high-low stuff that we've run very well.
allowed believe built class delta fairness program proud run tradition tried
I am very proud of the tradition we have built here at Delta State, but I think I am most proud of the way we went about it. I tried to run this program with class and fairness and I believe that's one of the things that has allowed us to keep this run going for so long.
battle boards effort offense team total won
This was a total team effort tonight. We won the battle on the boards (48-32) and I thought we really executed our offense well down the stretch.
excellent gives jeremy kid player plays small
We have a first-team all-conference player in Jeremy Richardson, a 6-7 kid who plays small forward. He gives us an excellent perimeter player. He's been at 18 or 19 a game.
beat crack felt good ourselves shame shots team
We put ourselves in that same old crack again, but this time, we didn't make shots at the end. It is a shame that it has to end here. We felt like we got beat by a team that's not as good as we are. But they were better than us tonight.