Jeff Cavallo Quotes (14 Quotes)

I'm so proud of my kids. They worked so hard. They've earned the opportunity to go to state.

I couldn't be more proud of the group of guys I've had the opportunity to share this experience with. Obviously, I think Arlington Country Day is a terrific collection of talented individuals. But when you look at The Benjamin School, I think we're a better team in the true sense of the word.

At the midpoint of the season, we played three overtime games in a row. We won all three and that really tested our resiliency, our ability to focus when the game is on the line.

Our whole focus was to wear him down and make him play defense. We wanted to make him work for everything he got on offense.

I felt the momentum start to change, but I never lost confidence in our team. Never for a second.

You look at Hoosiers , Miracle on Ice , all those terrific movies in real-life stories, that's what we were hoping for. We weren't able to overcome their talent.

I give Matt a lot of credit for putting himself in that situation. Most players would shy away from it. That was a tribute to him and he made it.

We got word that our fan bus was supposed to leave at 615 a.m. and they didn't leave until a quarter to 7. So we knew they were going to be a little late.

We knew we needed a near-perfect game. And that they had to have an off night.

We did want to move the basketball and get the best shot available. ... But to stall was never an option. We didn't want to approach it that way. We wanted to run our system against theirs.

Our whole purpose was to try to wear him down and make him play defense and to make him work for everything he got offensively. Of course he picked up some fouls and that really helped and our guys just executed the game plan really well.

Sometimes, it takes us two or three or sometimes four or five possessions before we understand what's going on. In this particular case, it took a few possessions and realized, 'OK, let me go through my reads.' When that happens, it goes to our favor.

We knew coming in we had to play near perfect to win, and they would have to have an off night.

He has great hands. We have worked on his foot work in a lot of agility drills. He does have a nice soft tough, which is rare for big guy. He's 10 times better than he was last year and he'll continue to improve.