Dan Zweifel Quotations

We found ourselves a little bit over the last two weeks. We also took advantage of having a week to prepare for them. Instead of trying to do a lot of things not so well, we tried to a few things real well.

We did get a little loose with the ball at the end, but Seymour played great defense against us.

We tried doing a number of things to slow them down in the final minute. They were just bombing shots. Thank God we had a big lead.

We set the tone early by coming out and playing solid defense and making them take 30 seconds before they got a shot. On offense, we tried to be patient and get the ball inside. We took good shots.

On the bus, I told them we had one extra stop before we got to the Kohl Center. They knew exactly what I was talking about.

Our kids really turned up the pressure in that last minute.

Play solid half-court defense, don't do anything fancy, really kind of dumb our offense down. The kids really bought into it.

When you're in the state final game, there's no tomorrow so you might as well try everything. We thought, 'Hey, let's try the press. Let's see if we can turn it up a little bit, trap them,' and it helped us. We got a couple of turnovers, hit a couple shots. I just thought we came out with a lot of energy.

We attacked them inside and were able to get some key shots.

We got out there and we all gave him a big hug. He looks a little thin, but we're so happy to have him back because he is such an inspiration.

To be honest with you, it took me by surprise. He really grew up from the beginning of the year. He kind of became a man throughout the year.

There was a chance after halftime where we could have not played hard. We played hard and got ourselves back in the game by doing what we like to do best.

That was a big-time shot. If we come up with a defensive stop, you never know what might have happened.

That's why they've got a great program. They're always here and they play tough. If you want to be the best, you've got to play the best, and I thought we gave it a great shot today.

That's my right-hand guy. He called (that morning) and said, 'Z, I'm going in.' I got that sick feeling in my stomach.

You wouldn't think so. I would have said we better be playing pretty good defense if we're only going to score four baskets in the second half.

It was a physical game out there. They really got after us, and our kids didn't back down.

All us coaches, we're out here watching film and writing stuff down in between classes and in between dinners and stuff like that. But you gotta find what's best for your team. That's what it comes down to.