Willie Graham Quotations

I give our kids a lot of credit because they are kind of down right now. They have had some tough losses and they didn't pack it in. They did a good job of competing and made some plays.

We've got to keep plugging away. We've got Dallas next. We've got a chance. If things go our way, we still have a chance for the playoffs.

I thought Chad Jones played like we envisioned him playing all year. He played in spurts. He had offensive rebounds and played with reckless abandon. He played hard, which was good.

I thought a lot of guys did good stuff. It was a team win. Everyone contributed. We definitely are a team that has a certain way that we want to play the game.

Our guys did a great job battling back.

Overall it was a really good team effort. It was the best team effort we've had all year.

We couldn't execute. We didn't hit shots. They hit all their shots.

We really struggled at both ends of the floor offensively and defensively. It seems like when we would make a run to get it down to 10 or six points, they would hit a 3-pointer or a big shot to get them in control. We never had a chance to get the game to where we wanted it.

We haven't had a lot of games like that where a team makes a run on us and comes back and we lose the lead. We had a pretty solid lead, a 12-point lead at halftime.

We really do not have much margin for error anymore. We have to win the rest of our games. We need to get another win. We need to get ready for Silverton and prepare for that game and go from there.

We had some times in the game, especially in the third quarter, where I thought we were playing really well and getting great shots but we were not finishing them. I was impressed with the guys for not getting down. Sometimes that can get to you. The guys did a good job not letting it bother them.

Every game is a tough game in the league.

I slapped my wrist because of something happening on the court. It busted the crystal on it and tore the second hand off.

They shot the ball really well for one thing.

They scored quite a few points in the first quarter. It was a good win for us. We knew it would be a battle.

That made a difference. Inside, their big guy (Clint) Chapman played well in the second half.

It was a hard fought game. Both teams played a competitive game.

They hit shots and hit threes. We didn't capitalize on the opportunities we had. It made a difference.

It was a fun game. Our crowd and community made it a lot of fun. There was a great turnout, both for Newberg and McMinnville. I was proud of all of the guys and told them after the game that they handled the situation very well.

I really liked how we started the fourth quarter. Things were not going our way to end the third quarter. We were not getting all the calls. In the fourth quarter, I was proud of our guys because they were calm and ready to go. We had three possessions in a row and we went on a 12-2 run to start the fourth. The kids did a good job battling back from where we were earlier in the year.