“(A close game) was expected. (Coach) Jim (Nolan) is one of the best coaches around and always has his team prepared. This is a tough place to play. I knew it was going to be a battle.”
“We did not have enough effort at the defensive end of the floor in the first half. We did a better job in the second half. We had to do a better job defensively. They were rotating and their kids were running hard through the screens. (Nolan) does a nice job running their sets.”
“The kids really wanted to win this game for themselves. Their defense has improved from the beginning until now -- and that?s the key. We wanted to defend them and defend them well.”
“Tory's work was especially important because so few people who are suffering physically as much as she was are able to communicate with the outside world the way she did. She had sort of a preternatural drive to communicate the extent of her physical suffering.”
“Tory's work was especially important because so few people who are suffering physically as much as she was are able to communicate with the outside world the way she did.”
“I?m hoping it was just a scare. But we are not the type of team we were last year in that we are not going to go on these big runs. We are going to be in tight games that are going to be battles.”
