Duane Peterson Quotes (25 Quotes)

Those five guys are really close together. We're working on swing fundamentals and trying to get them to make more consistent contact with the ball.

Montgomery is a very good, disciplined team offensively and defensively. They stay within themselves at all times, they're patient, and they try and get the best look at the basket they can every time down the floor.

It's surprising to hear President Bush has any interest in environmental preservation. It's plain that he, his vice president and his cronies are oil men through and through. But if he's got fossil-fuel aversion, it's never too late.

Del Norte will do whatever it takes to win. They're a very physical and tough team but we had our opportunities and just couldn't cash in. We've played in a lot of close games this year and we've won the majority of them, but this time we didn't.

We played against a very good team tonight. We knew we could compete with them and we did. It's never nice to lose but my hat goes off to my guys who stuck it out and played together all season, I couldn't have asked for anything more.

This will be our 31st road game this season so we're really not too concerned about where we're playing. No matter what, we just have to show up and play.

We've been a streaky team. We had a nice start last night in our win over Maria Carrillo and almost let it get away. We made a lot of shots early. We knew Windsor was a tough team. They are well coached, and they didn't quit. I think they will be a factor in their league.

The last three years I thought we deserved a higher seed. It's not unexpected with the state of affairs in that type of meeting.

It's absolutely terrific to play in front of a crowd like this. It's the way high school basketball is supposed to be played. The band, the fans and the energy, it was great.

No one we saw in league even compared to him. He has great vision on the court and the ability to find his teammates.

Arcata is poised to strike. They've lost some tough games and they would like nothing more than to knock us off.

They are just, physically, a bunch of really strong guys. They just out-muscled us, especially down the stretch. They're consistent you know what they're going to give you, they kept hanging around, and when our offense started sputtering, they stayed consistent.

Our players are aware of everything surrounding the game. But our job as coaches is to keep the players focused on the task at hand. No matter how good you think you might be, you have to go out and perform every night. But right now they're really motivated and excited for the opportunity.

These games are important for section playoffs. And a little pride.

We didn't really do anything different, we just played a lot better. The team is playing with a lot of confidence right now. Sometimes the ball doesn't bounce your way, but tonight, it did.

It was a good thing we were able to keep them from scoring points in the first half because our shooting was terrible. We were getting every possible look we wanted but just couldn't knock them down.

We executed our game plan to the tee.

Things are kind of right where I expected them to be. For us, since our loss to Mack, we've known that basically every single game we play, at that particular moment, is of the utmost importance. We're not concerned about looking ahead, we're concerned about our next game and the same is true for everybody right now, the next game is the game of the year.

They look to create turnovers and convert them into baskets. The challenge for the coaches is to come up with a plan to attack their aggressive defense.

It was exactly the kind of game I expected. Sometimes the ball doesn't seem as round as it looks but we'll live to fight another day. I'm still proud of my team and what they've accomplished this year.

Like we've always said, we have a lot of guys that score from anywhere on the court at any time. Our guys are starting to get a better feel for each other and they know who can do what, and where.

My guys are able to overcome losing a tough game. It was a tough situation last night but they're remarkably mature and ready to move forward.

We really stepped up our defense in the second half. We were able to get some transition baskets which triggered our scoring and we maintained our intensity on defense.

I attribute our success to just having a solid combination of players over the last few years. We have always had outstanding players we've been able to rely on. I've been coaching since 1973, I've been around the block a little bit and I have an idea of where the gyms are around here, so I just make sure they get there and let them do the rest.

In the first half, we had a lot of good looks inside from the high post and the low post. Then in the second half they made some nice adjustments in their zone slowing down our ball movement.