He finally woke up. He was a late riser for us today. |
He got open looks and he can score. |
He just made some great shots. Outstanding players do that. |
He raised his game to another level as far as his shooting was concerned. We didn't defend him as well as we hoped to, because we talk about shooting percentage and his shooting percentage was pretty good. But again, it was a big game and he responded. |
He raised his game to another level. It was a big game and he responded. |
He'd rise early and wake me up, drag my butt out of bed. But I was never afraid of competition. I would make him come out with me to play at night. |
He's doing everything he needs to do and he's just fulfilling his end. It's just a wait-and-see attitude with us to see if he finishes out and does what we ask him to do. If he does, then we can sit down and talk about it and, hopefully, have the type of outcome everybody's looking for. |
He's got great hands. He's a tough young man who has a tremendous amount of determination. I mean, his determination is really what makes him the player he is. He's obviously got good qualities - he's got good touch around the basket - but it's his work ethic that allows him to be the quality player he is. I'm just saying I don't think there are many players that play with that type of intensity, particularly freshmen. |
He's recognizing what opposing defenses are trying to do to him and delivering the ball to his teammates. I don't think the coaches in this league have (overlooked Smith). Maybe the fans and media isn't as familiar with him, but I guess you will be as time goes on. |
Here we are playing great basketball, and you'd think they'd take these things into consideration. From an academic standpoint, it has not served us very well. We're going to have to go to the other side of the country. We have to travel to a different time zone. So, we've got some issues, and we've got to try to limit them as best we can. |
His drive is really that he wants to compete against the best and be one of the best. |
His drive is really that he wants to compete against the best and be one of the best. Most great players, that's what the inner beast is in them. They want to conquer that and show they walk with the best. |
Hopefully, it's not over yet. Right now, it's just another game in a tournament. |
I didn't think they had time to run a play that would get them a good (shot). |
I don't care which team you play in this league, there are no trap games. |