Grant McCasland
Grant McCasland
affected created forward half maybe played positions power room year
It affected us a lot especially in the first half where maybe we could have created some room between us and them. I also played (Smith) in one of the power forward positions which I haven't done all year long and it kind of got us out of rhythm.
gave good job jordan minutes played sheet spark
His play won't show up on the stat sheet but Jordan did a good job of guarding and rebounding. Jordan played about 25 minutes and really gave us a spark tonight.
behind came hit loose needed played shot time
Every time they needed to hit a shot, they hit a shot and every time they needed to come up with a loose ball, they came up with a loose ball. We just played from behind the whole game.
area both exposed opportunity played plays rest teams theme year
That's going to be my theme the rest of the year that we make all the plays where both teams have an opportunity to get the ball. I thought that's an area where we were exposed when we played at Howard College.
basket best compliment extra extremely hard hitting plays takes tough whatever whether
He's a big-time motor. He's a tough winner. He plays extremely hard all the time. The best compliment I could give him is that he does whatever it takes to win, whether it's making the extra pass, hitting a big basket or getting the tough rebound.
court heart help leader sophomore soul takes team whatever
He's a sophomore who understands what this is about. It's about doing whatever it takes to help the team win. He's been our team leader on and off the court for two years and he's the heart and soul of this team.
europeans games keeps paid practice seemed shooting shoots stays
Like most Europeans do, he shoots those 15-footers all the time. He stays after practice and keeps shooting it. Seemed all that practice after games paid off.
coach immediate level opportunity trust
He had a lot of trust in coach Linder, and in that level he can have an opportunity to have an immediate impact.
background basket brooklyn far growing helped regional successful team tough
He comes from a really tough background as far as growing up in Brooklyn and he's helped really helped our team by being someone who can go and get a tough basket or a rebound. We're going to need him to be successful at the regional tournament.
ball catch eight feet good instead job physical players post
I thought their post players did a good job of being physical with Nemanja and making him catch the ball from 15 feet instead of eight feet and in, and that was big.
aggressive couple davis early energy hit jordan kept kyle offensive stepped timely
I thought Jordan (Coffman) stepped up early and hit a big shot, Kyle (Victoria) hit a couple of timely 3s and so did Timmy (Crowell). It kind of kept (OC) from completely suffocating the paint. It was also big that Davis was the X-factor with his energy and aggressive play on the offensive end.
allowed approach coming consistent days good himself learned players taking year
That year he learned to take a business-like approach to practice, not just coming in some days, be good and then take some days off like some players do. He's allowed himself to be more consistent by taking that approach to practice.
early game looks open patient sluggish stayed
I thought we were a little sluggish early but we stayed patient on offense. To Military's credit, we didn't have that many open looks but we were able to get our inside-out game going and that was big.
best class excited far group guys returning since
If those guys return, that should probably be the best group we've had as far as a returning class since I've been here. That should get us more excited about the future.