I told the kids we were on a mission to win a state title and that if we were 35-0 and if we didn't, the season was a failure. Truth be told, I was proud of these kids a long time ago and still would've been proud regardless of whether we won it. I felt we could do this. It's not a surprise. I felt last year we could've done it.
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I was 24 or 25 at the time and coaching guys that were 36 and 37. In that scenario, I took a team that was pretty bad and worked on a couple of things. We got more guys involved in the offense. We started winning games and we upset the No. 1 team in our league. That got my juices going.Derrick Kirce
That is the character of the team that Sloan and Marquis Johnson didn't get into the game until the end and weren't afraid. They paid attention and did what I asked them to do and got the job done. They didn't get rattled by the crowd.
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There is more stress as a coach because you want to make sure you do everything possible to put your players in a position to have success. I try to think of every little drill and everything I can to say to help them.
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The decision wasn't wrong. The timing was wrong. I just said, 'God, get me out of this one.' And I think He did, because He knew my intentions were good.
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It's a matter of patience and sticking with the system. Not only Clark, but everybody on the court has to learn to stick with the system and listen to what I say. When they started to have success in the fourth quarter, they were starting to do what I told them to do. It's that simple.
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