Andy Toole

So there's still a lot of work to be done.

But we're trending in the right direction.

But I say that with some cautious optimism.

Well, I think it's a combination of both.

I think there's been times where, you know, we felt like in this situation, maybe the game is tied and there's under 10 seconds left, you know, calling the timeout might not be the play.

Maybe it's,

trying to get a quick push down the floor, see if you can gain advantage and find a great shot without having to allow the defense to get set.

Um, sometimes depending on your team, you know, you want to call that time out quickly and get them organized because they might not be able to organize themselves quite as well.

Right.

So some of it's year to year, some of it's, you know, um,

you know, opponent to opponent.

So it's a combination of both, but obviously like a lot of coaches across the country, stuff we talk about, you know, consistently, we practice consistently.

There's things that we know we want to try to do late game.

And then you hope that your preparation, you know, carries into that moment and you're able to execute.

Um, you know, just thankful to be a part of it.

I mean, that, that group of guys and those, those players that were on that team, you know, sacrificed a lot.

They came a long way, uh, as they, as they came together as a group during the course of the season, you know, we went on an unbelievable, you know, six week, uh, run, you know, where we were playing basketball at a super high level.

Uh, and it kind of culminated with that game in the NCAA tournament.

And, uh, I was just thankful to be a part of it.

And, um,