Gary Anders Quotes (10 Quotes)

We're not sure if he's done growing. He has a chance to really be good. He's got tools and a very good attitude. He's an A-B student. He has tremendous upside. You want to nurture him and bring him along, hope he stays hungry.

I didn't want him to get discouraged. But you could see he was getting better in practice every day. We started giving him some game time.

Every time we step on the floor the intent is to gain some valuable experience. I look at the playoffs as we are one of the few teams getting that opportunity. We want to make the most of it and hope it pays dividends ideally now, but certainly later.

Thomas and Dewberry had 52 out of their points. ... We didn't feel like we had played particularly well that night. The kids certainly weren't devastated by the loss.

I think having Davis in the middle gives those other guys a lot of confidence.

We emphasized before the game that we couldn't let the atmosphere and early intimidation blow us out. We tried to give it away early, but the kids bounced back. We knew (the speed) was coming. You can talk about it and simulate it all you want, but you've got to deal with it on the court.

Having the No.1 seed in a five-team district has a distinct advantage. That's something we're shooting for. Hopefully the kids will understand the importance of that.

Everybody would obviously like to be home this time of year. We've been through it before. ... It's not easy there's no question about it. They're home for a reason. They won their district. That means they're pretty good.

We have a tough stretch ahead of us. I have no reason to believe they'll approach it any other way than they have the first half of the season. I am surprised they've done this well so soon.

I make a big deal to our kids you don't have to lose to learn lessons. Unfortunately, sometimes you do. ... They played better than us. The same mistakes we've been making while winning were really exploited.