Quotes by Marcus Knott

“We didnt play very consistent. I am extremely happy with a couple of our kids that came off the bench. But as a whole, I wasnt happy with our effort. I thought we took a step back from yesterday and thats disappointing.”

“After we lost to Taft (Tuesday) we talked about winning at least two of the last three game. We were able to do that, but it wasnt the manner in which we wanted to do it. We didnt come away from these last few games with as much momentum as we could have.”

“We cant afford to go out and not compete for 32 minutes. It doesnt matter whos out on the court. We had a let-down in the third quarter, and we were in too big of a hole to pull ourselves out of in the fourth quarter.”

“We came out early and we were able to establish our pressure and that led to some easy baskets. When that happens it usually leads to a lot of points.”

“Taft is an outstanding basketball team. I can see why theyre favored to win their section. Not only are they lightning quick, but they can shoot too.”

“A game like this can help if our kids learn from it. We like to play this type of competition. But, our guys came out trying to feel them and we cant do that. They took it right to us and if you dont put up a fight a team like this can run you into the ground.”

“We played with them in spurts. Thats something we talked about after the game. We have to be more consistent. In the next two days we have to focus on not being so up and down.”

“At the point guard position, hes just so much stronger than everybody else. Even when he gets a guy on his hip, he can just carry him on his way to the basket. Hes been pretty good at that all year, and he did it again today.”

“It was nice to see our guys come out and be the aggressor for a change instead of letting the other team take it to us.”

“I was more happy with the effort. I was happy with our focus. We eliminated some of the careless turnovers we were making.”