Will Brown
Will Brown
build deserves helped kid league rewarded talented talking
I thought (the award) was well-deserved. You're talking about a kid who's the second-leading scorer in the league who has helped build a program. A kid that talented on a first-place team, I think he deserves to be rewarded for that.
finish finished rewarded season strong teams
Teams that finish strong should be rewarded in the tournament. We finished this season as strong as any team could finish.
caught guys lose perspective playing respecting rewarded step trying wins
I don't get caught up with wins and losses. I get caught up with guys trying to do the right thing, respecting their teammates, and playing with effort. It's disappointing to lose and not be rewarded for that as a team. But from my perspective it's a big step forward.
fans loyal stuck
We have some loyal fans that have really stuck with us.
build came foundation guys happy helped lay program
I'm so happy for the guys that came into this program and helped build it from scratch. We wanted to lay the foundation quickly.
athlete athletics basically breaks considered entire jim knows programs record recruiting state super teams track
It basically breaks down that Jim Calhoun knows how to get the super athlete to play for him. When their men?s and women?s programs play, the entire state of Connecticut shuts down. They are considered the pro teams of Connecticut. Calhoun has a track record of recruiting and he maintains it.
adrenaline guys high played
The adrenaline was flowing. Our guys played at a very, very high level. We did it for 30 to 35 minutes; we just faded.
bits saw seen weird
We saw bits and pieces. But it was weird to watch. I mean, we've seen him before!
conference consistent games guys heard irritated lost open saying team three tournament wide win
We were kind of irritated when we heard everyone saying how wide open this tournament was. We were the most consistent team all year. We?d only lost three games and two were to these guys in overtime. We wanted to win this ?wide-open? conference tournament.
backup guns hoping press stick
We're going to press them, but we're going to stick to our guns and play man-to-man. Do we have a backup plan? Yeah, but I'm hoping we don't need to go to it.
anybody conference face front league players problem ready regular season solid staff team won
I don't think our staff or our players would have any problem if we had to face them in the conference tournament. They're a well-coached team and they're a good, solid team, but we won the regular season in this league so we're ready to play anybody that's put in front of us.
believed four people sure vision
Four years ago I had a vision, I had a plan. I'm not sure how many people believed in that vision and believed in that plan.
appreciate everybody field football gotten half hands hour midnight shaking support sure
Between 11 and midnight (Friday night) I'm going to make sure that I'm out on that football field for at least a half hour shaking hands and thanking students. At 6:45 a.m. (today) I'm going to hand out doughnuts to the students. I want everybody to feel a part of this. It's not a PR stunt; it's just who I am. I really appreciate all the support we've gotten this year.
america anyone chance guys thinks winning
My guys don?t think that anyone in America thinks they have a chance of winning this game.