We figured he was going to get his 25 or 30 points. Unfortunately he got more than his 30.
When you play a team three times, you know exactly what's going to happen. We knew what they were going to do.
This time of year you want everything to go by fast and you want that game to happen. You have to relax and be patient. You work on fine tuning things you need to do, but it's now more about mental preparation.
All these kids are capable of being the one. At one time, Nick was out this year, and the kids just stepped up. What can you say when you have kids like that?
What it all comes down to is, you scout them, you watch the tapes, and you make whatever adjustments you need to make. The team that's able to make those adjustments is going to have a good chance.
It's been a key for us all year, to get that pressure at some point during the game. It might not happen all the time, but there are points in the game when it gives us our key, our momentum booster, when we need it.
We knew going in that they weren't going to give up. We tried to tell them at halftime, that's a gutsy team. They've got some athletes. They're physical and strong. They never gave up so you've got to give them credit.
We're nine deep when we're all healthy, and even if you have to take away one of those, we're still eight deep. Teams have to worry about so many weapons that, if we do lose somebody - and you hate to use this phrase - we have a spare tire we can put on and not lose too much.
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