Hamilton is a big-time player who put up big numbers last year. He's had some injuries, but he can get it going at any time. He is very good around the basket. He can also step out and shoot it. I thought he was an all-league type player last year. And he's improved this year. |
He flew in today, but he didn't practice with us. |
He got a few better looks, some in transition, and they were also setting some screens. He's a good player. I didn't think he'd go scoreless tonight. |
He had some health problems, so he's getting checked up. I think he will be on a flight tomorrow. He practiced yesterday, but got very ill last night ... He was throwing up last night and did not feel well. He was violently sick last night. |
He has a knack for putting the ball in the basket. |
He is a great shooter, so you have to make him take tough shots. We tried to contain him, and to do that you've got to make them tough. |
He is a proven player who has performed at a high level. |
He played so good the other day (during Friday's 65-61 loss to Seton Hall). He had 11 assists. He started out great with the passing. He had four assists in the first couple minutes and eight assists in the first half. |
He really set the tone early. He recognized what we wanted to do early. He waited for his shots and he made his free throws. |
He was getting some shots, but the thing I noticed was he finished a few of them around the glass. |
He was pretty sick for about two days. But he looked like he was fine today. |
He was somewhat light-headed and dizzy, but he battled through it. He wasn't running the floor like he usually is able to, but he still managed to grab 20 rebounds. That says a lot about him as a player. |
He's a great player, a tough kid, a former McDonald's All-American. The key is we have tough guys who can battle down low, and we're deep, so we can keep rotating guys in to play him very physical. |
He's a great player. He's been a winner from the day he got here. The guys know that. They can sense it. It carries over with his competitiveness. The guys are watching, and I think Carl enjoys it. He relishes it. He's proud of what he's done here, and he should be. |
He's been very good all year-long. |