Quotes by Eddie Barnes

“Every time weve had adversity, weve responded. Thats one of the unique things about this team. When you have the unselfishness that they have, youre willing to step it up.”

“Hopefully were going to use it as a confidence builder more than anything else. Were going to have to play up to the level were capable of.”

“I told everybody in the state they were one of the best teams, and they are. Theyre very, very good, very capable of winning this tournament. It was just fortunate today, we made a few more points than they did.”

“Hes such a good player. I dont know if he missed a shot today. He hit everything he threw up.”

“(Johnson) was a young man who was overlooked. He had a couple four-year schools recruiting him, but he played at a higher level than those schools were. . . . I needed a two guard, but as he got going in practice, I saw his instincts were better for a point guard. Hes been a blessing for us ever since.”

“Hes handled the situation very well. It has helped him and helped us.”

“Thats quite a compliment to Archie because a lot of junior college players cant make that play. A lot of young men would have forced that shot up.”

“We did not want them to get inside the paint because theyre the type of team that penetrates and breaks you down. We forced them into bad angles because our defensive pressure kept them out of the paint.”

“He has the green light (and) hes had a green light all season long. What weve ask him to do is to make good shots.”

“Its the epitome. Thats what you work for all year long. I told these young men from the beginning that I felt our starting five was as good as anyone in the country and that if our bench developed, we had enough depth to compete for a national title.”