Mike Kopp Quotations

There are no expectations for this group. It's not fair to ask this group to win a state championship. They have exceeded expectations. It's not the most talented group, but they've hustled, they have a lot of heart and they are competitors.

She was the difference in the game. She's the one that extended our lead and made them play from behind.

She's one of the toughest kids we've ever had here.

No one knows our program inside and out better than Harold.

I can't remember the last time one of my teams was that excited about playing a basketball game.

He's a good coach. You know, you don't have to be a genius when you have 6-2 and 6-2 on the front. But the system he runs, he understands his strengths and stays within them. I think that says a lot about their program.

Our philosophy is that we?re a team, no matter what. We never emphasize one player over the team. We play together and spread the ball out. Everyone contributes.

We have kids that are willing to sacrifice to win games. Everyone practices hard and then some have to sit the bench in games. ..That?s just our tradition and the kids bought into it.

We know our seniors and we know what kind of gritty, athletic kids they are and how determined they are. The reality is that not even the coaches could have expected us to be here. But I knew as far back as the first game of the year when we beat a good Freedom team that we could have something special.

You don't need to be a genius when you're 6-2. They've got the green light for a reason. They're exactly what we thought they'd be. We gave them too many opportunities to do what they do best -- turn to the basket and create with a dribble or two.

I've been coaching a long period of time (26 years) and I've never had someone hold a team to one field goal in a half. But Boiling Springs isn't that bad. It was one of those days where they couldn't get anything to go early.

Our conference is very strong. It's something that coaches around here, we've always known.

They?re playing with a lot of confidence right now. Their first time in states is not a big factor.

They'll be doing a lot of interviews with city officials, businesses that have located there and even businesses that have looked at Franklin and passed for whatever reason. All that goes into a model to slice and dice it and come up with target industries that would make sense.

They like to push the ball up the floor and get the ball in Palmer's hands and let her make decisions. She is going to make you play defense one way or another. When she does penetrate, she's a good passer. She really does have a lot of skills.

I liked going to that diamond-and-1 because it saved our legs on defense a little bit. We're normally playing man-to-man and on this big court, I think it helped us offensively that way.