Mike Mastroianni
Mike Mastroianni
half rhythm second took
When we were down 11 at halftime, I wasn't happy; but I thought we still had a shot. We took them out of their rhythm in the second half and that was the difference.
happened work
Yeah, but a lot of work went into this and this hasn't happened here in a while.
celebrate next night ready test true tuesday week work
We're going to celebrate now, but we will be ready for next Tuesday night. We put a lot of work in to get where we are at and next week will be a true test of where we really are.
came conversation gym left seconds start
We came up into the gym with about 10 seconds left before the start of the second half. Um, you can say we had a little conversation at halftime.
average basketball eight five guys players points proud season six top tremendous understand
We had a tremendous season because our players understand that basketball isn't just about one player. We have five or six guys that average between eight and 12 points each night. I'm proud to say that we don't have a player that's in the top 70 for WPIAL scoring.
ball care compete defense playing playoff taking
We have all the ingredients to compete at the playoff level. Taking care of the ball and playing defense will become even more important down the stretch.
floor guys three tremendous
Those three guys are tremendous players. But everyone else they put on the floor can play and that's what really makes them good.
both familiar good scary teams wants
No one wants to play them. They will be very scary to play in the playoffs. Both teams are familiar with each other. That is the only good thing if we play them again.
extra gear seemed
This is the personality of our team. We seemed to find an extra gear at the end.
floor game half ours plan second
Our game plan was to try and get up and down the floor and make them run. I think we did that more in the second half. But the second half has been ours most of the season.
lost players reason top win
He's not the reason why we lost the game. He's one of the top players in the section, but we had opportunities to win the game.
half huge last played playoffs season second success year
Making the playoffs last year is a huge part of our success this season. We played very well the second half of the season and managed to get in as the fourth-place team. I think that was really the beginning.