14 Quotes by Tyrone Johnson

We felt like we had them on the ropes (at the end of the first half) and had a good opportunity to knock them out in the third quarter. But we let up.

I'd done it before. It's a heavy load, and I was a lot more hands on when I first took over. But I was very relieved when (James and Christ) were able to take over - I'm pretty much their assistant now. We've got two of the best coaches in the state right there. What they've done is nothing short of miraculous.

He wasn't taught much fundamentals from a perimeter standpoint. When you are standing in front of the press, you have to be defensively sound and guard the quicker guy on the floor. That was asking too much from a first-year player.

He can shoot the ball just as well as anyone. He's got a lot of offensive talents. His brilliance combined with his willingness to learn has been an asset to our program. His numbers have improved, and I expect him to pick it up more during the postseason.

Jefferson has a three-guard scoring rotation, and that makes them capable of scoring very quickly. We must stop them in transition and close out well. We also have to use our length on the glass and our passing lanes.

(James) has been with me a few years now. And I take suggestions from Jessica about the boys team, too.

Kyle showed a lot of presence of mind not to panic when he went behind. It took a lot of guts to go for the reversal instead of just taking his one point and tying it.

I thought in the first half, Kelvin shied away from his shot a little bit. His shots are always good shots, regardless if they go in or not. In the second half, he manned up and proved himself.

We had too many young guys in there to give them a serious challenge. I just wanted to see how individuals could go out there and improve as wrestlers.