25 Quotes by Dean Foster

We expended so much energy to get ourselves back in the game that we started pressing ourselves a little too much at the end. We forced up a lot of shots at the end, but give them credit. They came at hard defensively and caused us to do some things we're not used to doing today.

Since we don't have access to them on Sunday, we've asked them to remain active by running two to three miles. They told me they've been doing it, so I have to take their word on it.

I can't say enough about the players and the way we played. Three game in three days? The kids could have been tired, but they just kept playing. I thought they showed a lot of courage tonight.

I think the secret is out that this team is pretty good. What has made them so successful is the fact they really play like a team. They've been together so long that they truly care about one another and look out for each other both on and off the court.

We had watched (E.C.) play enough that it seemed like if they scored on the break, they could give up a score back. I thought we matched them and then got some really good shots. Sometimes we made eight or 10 passes, but we were knocking the shots down.

Those are two really outstanding players. We do a lot of switching, which pushes players a little higher on the floor. We gave them some wide-open looks. We were just very fortunate they happened to miss. When you get a great defensive effort, a lot of times that's what happens.

We thought a while back that this group had the potential to achieve great success. Although it wasn't easy, their time has finally arrived.

We moved the ball around really well tonight. We really focused on moving the ball toward the goal and we were able to attack the boards and follow up on some of the close ones we missed.

Those shots Caleb hit were big, because I think they gave us a big confidence boost to get us back on track. During the first half, we looked like a bunch of scared puppies at times. I just felt we needed to be more aggressive. Instead of playing passive, they responded to the challenge very well.