Bruce Larner Quotations

He was the difference in both of our losses to them. We did focus on him a little more. But for some reason we lost him and he bombed a couple.

We made some really bad choices and mistakes. We started playing fast instead of playing the way we play. We were almost in trouble.

He has to dedicate himself to getting into a little better shape so he can run the floor better, and he will have to be a better leader on the floor, and off the floor. He handles the ball well. He's got great hands, good feet. I think he'll be the best post player around, maybe in the state.

Joe's a good player, but he's only a sophomore. His father used to teach at Okemos, so I had a feeling he'd have a big game for us.

Paul may not have scored (much), but I wouldn't trade (that). He dominated the inside.

We've tried to tone it down as much as possible. But every time you turn around, someone's saying something else about it.

As tough as this league is, you can lose at any time. This gives us a one-game lead with eight to go. Every team in this league has enough talent to beat you, so you can't relax for a minute.

The season probably wouldn't be complete if we didn't get a chance to play them again. And I'm glad it's going to happen.

Okemos was playing really well, and that had a lot more to do with it than us playing poorly. They were all over us; we couldn't buy a shot. But Tyler Reed played awfully well, and Joe Powers came through for us.

I look at a guy like Joe, who is just a sophomore, but he made a couple of big free throws down the stretch to help us preserve the lead. That shows me that even the younger guys are understanding what it takes to win.

By the end of the freshmen game, there were 2,500 here. Halfway through the JV game, they said there were 3,100. It was pretty electric.

I don't know if it was a hangover, but we just came out too passive.

Even when we are not playing our best, we still find a way. We had a lot of different guys step up and make plays when we needed them to.