He?s one of the most driven people I know. But out of the four of us in the secondary, I would consider him the clown of the group. He always has something to lighten the mood, but he knows when to change that mentality and get serious about the game. |
He'd been told that he'd play regularly for Bristol Rovers and I put it to him that he couldn't be guaranteed that here. Every one of our players in the squad is happy to fight for a place and I don't want players here who aren't up for the challenge. |
He's a big, tall, physical guy and has a lot of ball awareness, ... He is a guy who can stretch the field. I think most people who play against him kind of underestimate his speed up and down the field. Because he's a tall guy, he has a longer stride. |
He's a great friend of mine. He's one of the best coaches in the country. ... I know that the people at Penn are going to miss him because he is a tremendous coach and obviously he has had more success there than any other coach. I'm thrilled for him. |
He's a great player, and he does a lot of great things, but you can be a great player when they let you get away with a lot. They let him get away with everything. One time, he put both hands on me and shoved me. He ripped my jersey in the first half. |
He's a young guy. When you have the privilege of playing for the greatest hockey country, there are only so many players. It's not that he's not worth being there, it's just because he's in a situation that Team Canada has a new wave of young players. |
He's always under control, both physically and mentally. He just knows what he's doing and knows what needs to be done at all times. That's what you want from a point guard, because its hard for a team to stay under control when its point guard isn't. |
He's an excellent ballplayer and he makes everyone else around him better. He's a good shooter, a very good defender, and he's got a big heart. He's our go-to person, there's no question about it. We look to him when things get tough, and he delivers. |
He's an interesting commodity. He's got very, very quick feet. He's very very athletic. He pushes the envelope all the time, every play. Because of that, you get some phenomenal plays, but you've got some things you're not going to be very happy with. |
He's anywhere between 92 and 96, and every once in a while he touched 98. He didn't hide the ball very well. He shows it to you. He's not like a lot of guys who try to play around; he's a go-getter who likes to go after you, a cowboy-up kind of thing. |
He's coming into this knowing he'll be a fresh voice and pair of eyes in evaluations. I think he's going to be able to start from scratch, in terms of evaluations of goaltenders. Hopefully he'll allow us to make the right choices and select a starter. |
He's got a chance now. But he's got a long way to go. He needs to go to work in the weight room. He doesn't bench that much, he doesn't squat that much, he doesn't clean that much. He's not ready physically yet to play in the Big Ten, but he's closer. |
He's got a young man in Brian Elliott that has tapped into his system to a degree maybe like no other, I'm not sure. Then you've got a young man like Shane Connelly who has come such a long way in his tenure with Howie. That's got to pump you up, too. |
He's got such great bounce and elevation, he shot it on some 6-5 guys and you'd think he was the biggest guy out there. He transitions from dribble into jump shot really well, I mean really well. That kid's going to have a fine career in front of him. |
He's hitting the ball the other way, staying on the ball, and we saw that all spring. It's a much more consistent approach and for a guy who's not going to play as much as he did last year, you have to have that approach. You can't get too pull-happy. |