If we have kids who can put the basketball in the basket and take care of the basketball, we can do the other thing. It's kind of hard to teach kids to put the ball in the basket.
You know, the kids got up and down (the court) and had fun. Hopefully, they got in a little better shape doing it.
We actually put heart-rate monitors on the kids and they practiced with them. That way, I could tell who was working hard and who was not. That was just tremendous for us.
We didn't give up, which is nice. These kids want to win; they are just young in a lot of ways. I told them that when you watch an NBA game, you don't see guys running around confused about what they're doing.
The kids are used to close games with the style we play. I hope they continue this for the next two games.
There wasn't that hype that we usually have at Thornwood, and I think some of the kids took it personally. They're smart kids, willing to learn and they work hard every day.