Wendell Byrd
Wendell Byrd
Wendell Byrd is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 3rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014...
effort entire five four juniors point sophomore starting tremendous year
It was a tremendous year for our guys. Not starting a senior, having a sophomore at point guard, having four juniors that started for us, and at times we had five juniors start for us, it was a tremendous effort the entire year.
games guards hit points stepped successful
For the big picture, we have to hit on all cylinders. Games that were close, we were only successful in one area. Our guards stepped up and we got points out of it.
against good playing
We won. Each day we're building. We're 8-1, it's not a fluke. We're playing well against very good teams.
few hopefully oriented senior team teams
They are a much more seasoned team than other teams having a more senior oriented team. Hopefully we will see them a few more times.
division gets levels people warren
Warren is a Division 1 player. There's many levels of Division 1 play. He really gets after people offensively, defensively. He really has a lot going for him.
coaches falls players playing win
Most players don't play for the coaches. If you are playing for coaches and their attention...you play to win and everything else falls in place.
state virginia
When we say local, we say the state of Virginia and Maryland.
consistent offensive
What they do is they're consistent in the their offensive attack. They don't vary. They're precise. They don't panic.
opportunity win
We'd like to be 6-0, but we are 5-1. We had every opportunity to win it, but we didn't.
chipping cracked dig good hole team
You dig yourself a hole and then you have to dig yourself out. We cracked back. We were down by 12, we were down by 13, we were chipping away. A good team makes you do something different with the ball, and they did.
athletes good hit
They're well coached. They have good athletes and they've been there before. If you can hit the three, you'll be good.
best fitting guard learning night year
He has to play the best guard night in and night out. This is our first year with him and he's learning and fitting in.
catch instead putting shoot trying
He has the range. We're just trying to get him to catch and shoot instead of putting it on the floor.
direct guard guards leadership starting
He's starting to show some more leadership qualities. He's the quarterback. The quarterback has to direct traffic. He has to get us into our sets. He has to be able to guard the better guards every time.