Eric Williams Team Quotations

It's hurtful. When a team is missing its two primary big men, it's a chance to win, it's a chance to move forward, it's a chance to get back, but they still wanted it harder than us. We let that defense get to us. Not in the first half. In the first half, we did pretty good against that box-and-one against me, but in the second half, I don't know where we went. It's all about heart. It's all about hustling 90 feet. We didn't hustle.

I don't really see a weakness right now going to districts. We're more of a defensive team right now, but we're trying a couple things to become more of a striking team.

It was all about the hustle plays. That shows a team that doesn't want to go home yet.

It's very frustrating. We knew what kind of team we could be, but we didn't play like it. If you don't have that chemistry early, it's tough to get it.

I think we're getting used to letting other teams come back and giving everybody a show. It's gotten real crazy.

We're not a team to quit. We've lost close games and it's been a rough season, but it wouldn't have been right if we'd laid down and just rolled over.

I think we played that way because our backs were against the wall. Of course we didn't play our best. We're not the type of team that that thinks we're the No. 1 team, so we can do anything we want. We still have to scratch and claw to keep that No. 1.

We've got a lot of team chemistry now. A lot of guys are playing to their potential. Like a great man always said, 'Better late than never.' I'm glad we're doing it now.