Quotes by Karl Smesko

“She did a good job of taking the ball to the basket and playing her game.”

“Shes done a real good job. She works very hard to get in the proper position and then shes very good making plays on the fly of the ball.”

“Ive noticed that every time we shoot the ball well, everyone plays well. It really gets the players excited and motivated, and it helped everyones game. It helped us play harder and helped us get a lot of turnovers.”

“We put a lot of pressure on the ball out there. We had a lot of people on the ball, and everyone made sure to get a hand on the ball every time there was a pass.”

“In the second half, they (the Falcons) played more of a man-to-man defense. So that helped us out because it gave us more looks to the basket.”

“Its nice to get national recognition and for the panel of voters to consider us a Top 20- level team. But ultimately, were not real concerned with national rankings but putting ourselves in the region tournament.”

“Im not much for screaming or yelling. Sometimes I use humor, sometimes I get real blunt. Im probably not the easiest person to play for.”

“We almost had Fort Valley, but couldnt come up with a date. Henderson State wanted us to be in a tournament but we had a tournament here at the same time. We talked with Delta State but they dont want to play in January and February, and we have enough region games in November and December without going into Mississippi.”

“We were trying to stop the guard penetration and not let them cause problems with the dribble. We also emphasized rebounding, getting on the boards.”

“The main thing is, nobody is losing. Theyre not making any mistakes down the stretch. If any were to lose and we stayed on a positive course, that may change.”