Bob Shrader Quotes (9 Quotes)

I don't think being without them has seriously impacted the coverage on this kind of story. Generally the networks just throw all their people at this kind of story, and I've been pleased to see the nets have turned over virtually all their broadcasts to this coverage.

I think we see the leadership every day at practice and she works extremely hard, she's dedicated to basketball and it's contagious. She's very demanding of herself and her teammates... and she's going to be a leader for a long time on this team.

Lindsey can take up space. She's smart and her potential to improve is tremendous. She's going to even score more when she expands her game.

The way the game was played, there were a lot of calls on the inside, and I'm not sure if it benefits us or them. We have a lot of depth inside, and they don't, but their better team (this) night was a smaller team anyhow.

She's going to be a really fine basketball player for as long as she plays. I really think she might be a Division I player someday.

I think the players wear really in the game because of that (loss) in their preparation. My assistant coach ran practice Friday and he said they were just primed. They had a real enthusiasm for the game.

Ashley was our best outside shooter, so it was a key loss and I don't think any of the other teams in our section have lost any of their personnel for any long period of time, so it makes it that much more of a challenge, but we've been able to find other players to step up.

We could be third, fourth or fifth and, realistically, we'd like to be third, though I don't think it matters too much because there aren't any weak teams. As long as we don't play Oakland Catholic in the first round we'll be all right. We'd like to see them sometime, just not in the first round.

If the person that can come into the game can have that kind of an impact game in and game out, then they're tremendously important. Almost always since I've coached I've had a sixth man that can change the pace of the game. It's something that I always look for with every team I coach ... someone that can change the tempo ... and do something productive from the moment they walk onto the court.