David Pickard Quotations

We're glad to be back, but now we want to finish the story. It was a good year last year, but we want to take the next step.

One of the things I'm blessed with is that I can go 10-11 deep. I'm able to rotate speed in there and keep speed. That was a big factor tonight.

No one could ask more than what these guys did. It was not a lack of effort, it was just that our shots wouldn't fall, and that happens in basketball.

He established he could hit that shot, and it opened up passing lanes for us. I think it really made them adjust.

He's a good shooter and he's only a 10th-grader. We go to him when we need a clutch basket.

We have to attack using our speed and bench. Whatever got you to the dance, you've got to keep playing that dance card.

We made the decision to just keep doing what we've done all year. That is to pressure the ball, play lots of people and attack the ball.

I think we played a good defense, and got a lot of pressure on the ball early.

I want to thank my players. They fought hard and worked hard and things just didn't work out for us.

That was part of the plan I devised for this game.

We had to use that speed and quickness because we couldn't match up with them in a power game. We executed the plan well and made them run the floor, and kept the pace up.

We've gotten here with defense and the strength of our bench. It's hard for people to match up with us because we can throw a lot of different lineups at them.

We had to establish what we do best. They play hard and are always giving 110 percent.

This is the first time in the history of the school that a team has gone to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. This team has set history. I can't tell you how proud of them I am.

I told our guys we had to play through the fouls. We could have easily folded and gotten frustrated, so that's one thing I'm most proud of.

It's the excitement of walking into a big arena and playing in front of a big crowd. It's going to be a different atmosphere.

I don't know if we've played a team this year that is so fast and so deep. They can go with their speed the way we go with our depth.