Doug Griffin Quotations

West Jeff is another dangerous team, just like Northridge. They've got a couple of real good shooters. They're not big, but they'll probably press us (defensively) most of the game.

She's still making sophomore mistakes. But she's working hard and improving every game.

She's been in double figures every game. She had four (points) tonight. Two years ago with these seniors, we spent the majority of preseason and even early into the year promoting defense, and it's really paid off.

I am so happy for this group of kids because of all of the adversity they have suffered throughout this year. They really pulled together, and it is just a special group. ... It's really tough to see them go.

(Paxton) is getting a little more confident in herself and feels more comfortable playing with our kids. We have been telling her all along that she has the possibility of being a scorer for us in the future. She is finally starting to realize that.

Our main goal was to stop her penetration and put good pressure on the shot.

We shot from the free-throw line better tonight than we have in a while. We got a few friendly bounces, but that's all part of the game. We were due some.

We didn't fight real hard for part of the second and things snowballed. They got some quick transition buckets, and we couldn't get shots to drop. Their size makes it awful tough to match up with them; we didn't have real good looks at the basket and we forced some shots.

Seeding isn't an exact science. If it was, they'd be no reason to play the games.

It'll be one of the biggest games these girls have ever played in. As good as we've been the past couple of years they've never won a league championship in any sport.

They can throw over any defense you throw at them, and they made it awful tough for us to throw over them offensively. Their size is a huge determining factor.

It's nice to still be in the hunt. A lot of good teams are done already.

I keep telling the girls good free-throw shooters are made during the summer. Once you get into the season you keep practicing them but you're really not going to improve all that much.