I thought the first game went well. We made some mistakes. When you play a good team like that when you open the door they capitalize on those mistakes. They took advantage of it and got some runs when they needed it. It was a great game. |
I thought they had an energetic presentation. What they are going to bring to the search should more than satisfy what needs to be done. They will work hard to get the community's opinion about what they want and that was important to us. |
I thought we did a good job guarding them. The only place where we lacked in the first half was on the boards. They out-rebounded us (21-14) in the first half, but I thought we did a better job of getting on the boards in the second half. |
I thought we were going to get out of the first with just one run. Payton's home run was big. That really messed up the day for us. Then when we're down 7-0 that's really an uphill battle for us. We're struggling to score one or two runs. |
I told him he has to (come back). If I'm going to be here, he has to be here. I told him, 'How am I going to work out if I have to do it by myself?' I hardly do a good enough job as is. I need Adam to push me hard and give me more donuts. |
I told him that he played a great game. His first game starting there's a lot of hype and pressure on him. He came out and played with poise and made some plays. Like I told him, I think he's going to be just like his brother in due time. |
I told Paul this, ... I can see one day him sitting in Ozzie's chair or sitting in my chair. I think that much of him. His thought process is very structured, very logical. And his work ethic - I think it'll be transferred from the field. |
I told the front guys before the game, both lines, that it's going to be won by us, ... Forget everything else. Forget the linebackers, the running backs. If either of these two groups win, we win. And I think both groups did a great job. |
I told the guys to just play good defense and no make (Riley-Smith) put it on the floor and work for a shot. They did that. I'm proud of these guys. I've been preaching to these guys about finishing off games. We finished one off tonight. |
Bruce Weber (1946-) |
Bruce Weber (1946-) |
I told them when they were doing it, I can take care of my family. But they insisted. I realized, when I talked to other people about it, they said, that's all you can do is say thank you. You can't have no pride with something like this. |
I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs with emphasis on technique, all the way through to what my personal best is in practice.... |
I tried to say something to her, and I think it came out halfway coherent. We just can't believe everything that happens over here. This is our first Olympics, so every time somebody even gives us a new T-shirt, we're jumping up and down. |
I truly believe Kevin is the key to us. You look at the end of last year. When Kevin was running the ball like he was, things just opened up. If things go as planned, teams won't be able to play us like they have the last couple of years. |