Quotes Database

«Our defense still isn't anywhere near where I hoped it would be at this point. That needs to get better.»

«It really comes back to things we can control. Playing defense and communicating are two things we need to work on. I look at it as a challenge. It's things we can fix, and I'm hoping sooner than later. I'm the coach. I have to keep stressing this in practice.»

«I look at it as wide open. The mentality has to be, if we play well, we'll be in the game. Instead of worrying about the other team, we should be worrying about ourselves.»

«She (Russo) played very well ? she got a lot of steals. Offensively, she continually followed her shots. It was a case of us getting her the ball. She played a heck of a game.»

«Our defense all year hasn't been where it needs to be. In the fourth quarter, we showed signs of playing better defense. It's been a struggle all year.»

«They play such good defense. It's a lesson for the girls out there. That's how you play defense ? in your face, physical. That's why they're one of the best teams in the state.»

«I saw a lot of good things in the Notre Dame game that I haven't seen since then. I'll take the heat for that. We'll keep stressing the fundamentals. Until we master them, it will be tough to do some of the other things I want to do.»

«We learned from Tuesday (against Hightstown). We didn't get the job done in crunch time against Hightstown. We said before the game that Saturday should be another competitive game. In crunch time, we learned how to get the job done. We played better defense and made some timely shots.»

«I thought we out-hustled Princeton and showed a lot of intensity. But we were our own worst enemy on the offensive end ? making bad decisions passing the ball, trying to force the issue, not being patient. It's nothing these other teams are doing; it's us on the offensive end. Hopefully, with six games remaining, it can get a little better. We have to continue being patient on offense. Our decisions on the offensive end are not very good. Hopefully, the girls can learn from some of the errors that are occurring on the offensive end.»

«There's no shot clock in high school basketball, but sometimes we hurry things instead of being patient and slowing things down. We do play with a lot of energy at times. Sometimes it's too quick and too soon. It was nothing Princeton did in the second half. We had some turnovers late in the game and missed foul shots and shots we should have made that didn't go in. Hopefully, we can continue to learn from this. We're not learning from our mistake as quickly as we need to. Certainly, the effort is there from the girls.»