Pat Murphy Quotations

We're just trying to stay positive and keep getting better. We have to try to keep the guys understanding that it's a long season.

There are a lot of dynamics going on in my life that kept me from focusing on baseball. But I certainly want to make it clear that I'm thankful to be the coach at ASU.

Whenever you're playing against a team like Johnstown or even River Valley in the tournament, you've got to play your best game. We proved that last year when we went up against Highland in the first round and barely beat them (39-37). This time of year, there's no margin for error.

I love Chandler. My in-laws live in Scottsdale, and I'd love to be able to come back, but I won't if she's involved.

Kevin Fields really gave us a spark. When you have three guys hitting double figures, you've got a good chance (to win).

I thought our seniors played really well tonight. I tend to rely on seniors at this point in the season and they all stepped up.

It gives Ike a chance to go out there and get his feet wet in a way that's going to be important down the road.

I think they had some issues with adjusting. They're pretty comfortable with Packard, and (you) can't be a great team if you can only play at home.

(Jonathan Alder has) another pretty good team this year. They got us last year in a hard-fought game and it's going to be a tough game again this year.

We've got three guys right now that have been there. All three of them -- Adam Hutchinson, Mark Fields and Brett Pick -- have started games for us in varsity this year. Having reserve games is an important part of our program.

We've been looking for him for about a year, but we couldn't quite identify him.

We just want to finish the season strong. St. Charles is having one of their best years in a while. They've got some good guards and they've got a good big guy in (6-4 junior Bryan) Wickliffe.

The problem has been trying to figure out who the best five guys are on a given night. As a coach, you can do only so much.

We gotta get better at the free-throw line.

They've got a phenomenal offense and a great defense to go with it, ... so they've got everything they need to be state champs.

They (Monona Grove) were one or two steps ahead of us in the first half. Give them credit, they came our ready to play and were the better team.

There weren't a whole lot of people (from Monroe) up there so we felt like the underdog all night.

They're always looking to throw it downfield. We've got to get them to punt and get some turnovers.

They're always looking to throw it downfield, ... We've got to get them to punt and get some turnovers.

They're not going to be intimidated. I don't know. I have no idea. They have kids from Southern California - heck, the best baseball in the country, probably.

It?s huge. We?re only a second-year team, but we have high expectations.

Any time you can go on the road and beat a Division 1 team, you have to be happy about it.

I'm not concerned, but it's going to be different.

I'm disappointed overall in the play of the weekend.

I'm excited about facing (Nickerson). They have a great team so it'll be some great fun.

His game has matured. He now can do almost anything you want a guard to do. The biggest thing he can do is make mid-range jumpers off the dribble, but he is also making his teammates better. He's only averaging about 2.6 assists, but a lot of that is because guys are missing easy shots.

Sometimes, you gotta believe something crazy. Because all the other things you could believe hurt too much.

I read books when I was a kid, lots of books. Books always seemed like magic to me. They took you to the most amazing places. When I got older, I realized I couldn’t find books that took me to all the places I wanted to go. To go to those places, I had to write some books myself.

I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.

If you can’t change the world with chocolate chip cookies, how can you change the world?