Dustin Lanz Quotations

Oliver is probably the best high school basketball player that has ever played here on this court. He is just a phenomenal scorer. He hit every shot with a hand in his face. I don't think we could have guarded him any tighter than we did and he still made them, even on the four-point play.

Nick was unbelievable. He had a stellar night.

He's been on another level all year. Julius is totally at his peak.

He was our go-to guy. He was the main focus and with someone so dominant, we had to get it to him. He went by guys who were slower, and he was pretty much a power guy. He's just super-athletic - it's deceiving how quick he is.

He just put on a show that no one else has ever put on before.

I think in the long run it really helped us out. It made us a stronger team in the end.

I think it's probably the best coaching job he's ever done. He had them playing high-caliber from Day 1. He somehow motivated them to perform. It's fascinating how he made that team completely click.

I think he's just a very good all-around player. He can score from all areas of the court, and his defense has improved. He's an experienced player, and he's very poised for someone his age.

I think just knowing we've been in those situations before helped. You could tell they weren't stressing, and they put in the extra effort. This is something that builds a lot more confidence.

We made him work - all of his shots were outside shots. The hand was right there on the shot - even on the 4-point play.

We watched film of the last time we played them. I think we're just very excited to play them - to get another chance. We need to) change things up - we've got to be very physical when we put pressure on them.

We just talked things over and ran a few things. I think that was the right way to go about it.

We just stiffened up late in the second quarter and in the third quarter. You could tell they were a little confused.

To me, knowing they're 1-4 in league is crushing. You could sit there and say we should have won the game, but we played well when it counted. I told my team congratulations. They did what they had to do to win the game.

Either he was creating it or he saw an opening and was gone. He probably went to the hoop 20 times.

It would be the biggest thing that's ever happened to Tokay basketball.

It was an elite feeling, just knowing this is your alma mater. We took the kids to heights unknown at this school.

Of the nine teams, that's the team we want to play. We played a horrible game (Dec. 22). I think we have great momentum. We're probably as confident as we've ever been.

They outplayed us in every aspect of the game. They got more rebounds, they hustled more than us and they took care of our full-court trap. They just wanted it more.

They don't make many mistakes. They're fundamentally sound and you can tell they pay attention to the details of the game.

They're solid - they don't have any weaknesses that I can see. I think we're going to have to press the whole game and defensive rebounding (will be important).

It was senior night - we just let them coach. We said it was working so well, let's keep doing it.

It was probably the best game we have played all season, despite the loss. We controlled the tempo and our game plan was to work the shot clock down to around 15 seconds on every possession and then score. We executed our game plan perfectly and met every single goal.

It's a very special night, especially knowing we're playing for a championship. We were kind of given a gift tonight.

I told the guys 'you get to run whatever you want to run - it's your night'. We just substituted for them - that's all we did.

It's the best group we've ever had. The experience was unreal. For the kids, it won't sink in until a week later.

It's going to be very difficult to beat these guys without him because of their athleticism. I would say we're underdogs without him and maybe favorites with him.

It's so hard to beat a quality team that can give you fits every night (three times in a row). The kids were totally focused.

It was offensive rebounds and the free throws. I'm very proud of the kids. This is the greatest group of basketball players and individuals we've had at this school.

Hopefully, he will be okay. I just wanted to take precautions and not send him back out there until we get it checked out further.