“Bring it in,” McMillian called. His own players had warmed up with two slow laps followed by stretches, passing drills, some three-versus-one and finally cross-field sprints. “Gentlemen,” McMillian said. “We’ve been here before. We know this team. We know their tactics. They’re fast. They’re good size. They’re physical. We’ve been known to be physical, too, from what I’ve heard. That’s the refs’ problem. Let them handle it.
“Gentlemen,” McMillian continued, “we win as a team; we lose as a team. No one individual can win this game by himself. And if anyone makes a mistake, it usually happens because two other mistakes were made before that. Don’t get down on your teammates. Know where you’re going, gentlemen. Know how you’re going to get there. That’s always the key. Be thinking three, fo
