Mike Gainey Quotations

Greg is a quiet individual. You really don't know what he's done until after the game is over with. During the course of the game, we expect more out of him and the stats speak for themselves. He's our key guy and we've just got to keep it rolling.

We doubted ourselves at times. Being here was a blessing in itself. We look forward to coming back next year.

We got to fight to stay at the No. 1 spot. I hope our guys are hungry.

We've had too many distractions and disciplinary problems this week. Some guys have other agendas. I thought at the half we'd have momentum, but we had two or three costly turnovers and couldn't bounce back.

We went back to the basic things, try to cause some turnovers. They've always seemed to have trouble with (the trap defense). We're just so tall and so long, if we can keep our hands up and in the passing lanes we can create turnovers.

This game happens in spurts. One team is going to make a run and the other comes back. I actually talked with them and got them adjusted to that. You know we'll come out wide open, and you know their team's going to make a run. But we've just got to settle down and maintain the lead.

They were just so quick. We had heard they were going to be like that and they definitely were.

It's nice to beat that top team and we're praying hard that SouthWest beats them on Friday. We're looking hopefully to put something up on that banner. I'm hoping to catch up to my wife (Pam), if I can.

Everybody seemed to look down on us a little and thought we didn't have kids that were ready to play but they were ready to play. I think everybody was on point tonight, they were just hungry. Seniors stepped up. Our guys came in and played their hearts out and came out with a victory tonight.

That scouting report was accurate. They're so quick. I've got good guards but they did an excellent job.

I really don't know anything about those guys. The way we started out the season, it's a blessing we're here now. And we've just got to worry about what Rocky Mount is doing. Just hearing from what other folks tell me, they like to shoot the three and run a little bit.

Chastain has been the unsung hero for us as a senior. It's real tough to ask a senior to play behind a kid or come off the bench when he wants to be a star. But he has actually just taken Alonzo underneath his wing and he's been mentoring. He's been the sixth man. He brought the leadership tonight and he carried the team.