16 Quotes by Harry Nissen

That's what we set out to do in every game we play is control both backboards if we can. It's one of the things that we stress with the kids, and they kind of take it seriously. They do a good job on it.

They knew the game and they knew what had to be done. I didn't have to call timeouts, so I always had timeouts at the end of the game and that made it easier to coach.

They just came out and were ready to play. They took it to us defensively and they took it to us offensively. We didn't play defense. Defense, we always feel, is our strong point. We didn't rebound or defend and it's simple as that. We scored 60 points; we have to win with 60 points.

They know they're not going to come out right away. We took Emily out for a little bit (because of an apparent left ankle injury), but they can play with that. They've had to do it before. You have to learn to play with fouls.

It's really a great relationship between a father and a daughter. If she has some imperfection, he's someone who can break it down and identify what's wrong.

I don't think many coaches have had many girls like her. You get maybe one to three players of her caliber over the years.

These guys still believed they could win it. Now they have to go to the next level. They have the desire and heart.