Tough Week

"Sometimes being pushed to the wall gives you the momentum to get over it." Peter de Jager

I'd say this week the Pioneers were pushed pretty hard against that wall. Three games in five days, including a two-day excursion to snowy/windy Jacksonville, IL, is never easy, even with momentum on your side.

Fortunately we have four practices in a row this week. Yesterday we focused on the small things; getting open on the wing in exactly the spot we want, setting good screens and using them, timing our cuts correctly. The little things make the big things happen.

My hope and vision for this week in practice is to gain momentum going into our games versus Carroll and St. Norbert. We need a swing in confidence in terms of our offensive output; a belief that the ball is going to go in.

I shared this quote with the team yesterday to demonstrate the sense of urgency we need to be practicing with this week.

"If not you, who? If not now, when?" Garry Herbert