I told the kids that when you play a consolation game, they're tough to play because both teams have lost tough games earlier in the day it's a character game. Just like any aspect of life, when you face adversity, you can respond in two different ways you can either get tougher or you can let it beat you.
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He does a lot of things. Gets his hands on a lot of balls, hits the boards, defense. He has a lot of talent. He can shoot the ball. He can make a lot of things happen.
Gordie Kerkman
It's tough to go on the road and play the No. 2 team in the DVC on the road late in the season like this. At tournament time, those are the kinds of games you're going to have. I thought they responded very well.
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I thought we rebounded better in the second half. We were down 13-6 (in rebounds) in the first half, but we rebounded with them in the second half. We didn't dominate or anything, but neither did they.
Gordie Kerkman
We did not rebound very well in the first half ... I think particularly after we got a little bit of a lead we just thought the ball was going to fall into our hands.
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It's a very good conference. When we came into it, people said we'd walk right through and we haven't. Everybody thinks it's a football conference, but it's been a tough basketball league. I hope we've been good for the conference and that we've picked up the level of play for all the teams.
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