Lou Postage Quotations

Our goal coming in was not to let them get open looks and not let them get on a roll. That second quarter was probably just too much for us to overcome. We got into a mentality where I don't think we accepted the challenge they put on us.

I don't think they have too many weaknesses. We have to match their intensity and match their patience and composure. They're a team that has won many games over the last few years. Those kids are seasoned.

I told my wife, my schedule's open for the next couple weeks. So we might as well just keep playing.

It's been a key for us all year, to get that pressure at some point during the game. It might not happen all the time, but there are points in the game when it gives us our key, our momentum booster, when we need it.

Good teams can come back from that. You can look back in history. You can look back at this year. Good teams that get down by 15 or so, they're still able to come back. Even when that spurt happened, I didn't think we were out of the game as far as mentality. We just couldn't overcome it. We just have to grow as a program.

It's fun to be around (Frankfort) right now. You go down Main Street and all the store fronts have decorations and the windows are painted. I tell the kids this is a fun time to be playing. If you're playing in March, that means you've had a good season. We're enjoying ourselves, but we understand what we need to do.

We're nine deep when we're all healthy, and even if you have to take away one of those, we're still eight deep. Teams have to worry about so many weapons that, if we do lose somebody - and you hate to use this phrase - we have a spare tire we can put on and not lose too much.

For me, I started thinking about next year there in the fourth. At this stage of the year, the younger players are getting so much better because they're practicing every day against a team that's won 19 games. That's a wonderful thing to be around. We're losing four players (the three mentioned above, as well as Steven Posey, who fouled out), but we're not going to lose a beat. We won't allow it to happen. The younger kids have to be ready to step in.

What it all comes down to is, you scout them, you watch the tapes, and you make whatever adjustments you need to make. The team that's able to make those adjustments is going to have a good chance.

This time of year you want everything to go by fast and you want that game to happen. You have to relax and be patient. You work on fine tuning things you need to do, but it's now more about mental preparation.