Dean Foster Quotations

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.

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Even though we had less rest time because we had to play the second game, I still thought we performed with a lot of energy. They've earned some rest, so I guess I won't make them run home from here (Michigan City).

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Right now, we should all be learning Mandarin. We are going to be so impacted by the growth of China and India.

People down there tell me the guy's just done an unbelievable job. Most of the other (North Central Conference) coaches didn't even know their players' names at the start of the year.

Actually, we kind of thought we could speed it up on them. If they did (get a fast) break on us, we wanted to come right back and break one on them.

That's what you would expect out of (a veteran group). You can't say enough about those kids and how they've played over the course of the season.

They've also got a 5-8 point guard who's a rocket. (Jones) is going to be difficult for us, and then the rest of them can match us in size, which we haven't seen a lot this year.

Although we had a few breakdowns in the fourth quarter, I can't say enough about the effort our kids gave. The first two nights, Tyler carried us, but tonight, everyone stepped up and did their part, especially Brent.

They're similar to us in that they'll make one pass to shoot it, or they'll make 20 passes to shoot it, whatever it takes. They limited bad shots and never gave us a great chance.

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International business has always existed in some form. But because of advances in technology and travel, we can do business with India as well as Indiana. In fact, it might even be cheaper to do business with India than Indiana. And that's true whether you're a large multinational corporation, or a mom-and-pop business ? there are new cross-cultural markets you can expand into. You've got to know how to work well with other cultures.

I think our kids knew they didn't play very well in that third quarter and wanted to make amends. Basketball is a fairly simple game. All we did was do a better job of passing to find the open man and get some better looks at the basket.

He's just a great basketball player. People want to know how fast he is, how high he can jump, and I don't even know those things, but I know he can play basketball.

The first two nights, Tyler Brown set the tone for us, but tonight all the kids just went out and did it.

The first quarter was just awful, but then Tommy (Kurth) banks in the 3 and we have the lead after the first quarter. I kept looking up thinking (the Cavemen) were up seven or eight points, but then, heck, we tied it and then took the lead.