In the first half, we stayed patient against their zone so we got some different looks at the basket. We didn't have to put up shots from outside and we were able to get the ball underneath to generate points.

241

He gave us a lift. He was huge for us last year, and when he hit those shots, he looked like that player we had last year.

230

We are taking baby steps. . . . It has been hard to get their confidence back. We were a damaged team after last Friday night and we needed to get our feet back under us. It wasn't pretty tonight, but Southeast Polk will make you play a game that is slow and rugged, and I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.

208

We leave David close to the paint and let the other guys gamble a bit defensively. Usually, he'll deter enough shots underneath to make a difference down there.

191

He was our first priority; we just couldn't stop him. We just told Pat to play straight-up with him, and it didn't work. We were counting on the other guys having an off night, and they did.

177

In the tournament, most teams aren't going to be playing 75-, 80-point games. The games are slower, more conservative and we need to work on our man-to-man defense. We're capable of playing it, but we've got to fine-tune.

176

We set the game of basketball back 100 years tonight. We got guys doing one-on-one's. Urbandale played like a team tonight. We certainly didn't do what I taught them to do.

169

If you like offensive basketball, it was a good game to watch. I wasn't sure either one of us wanted to play good defense. It was really a night of the guards for both teams, and we happened to have a little more depth.

136

You can't blame it on any one player. It was a team effort for a loss. I don't think we've played any worse.

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