After Elijah got hurt, I guess the guys dug deeper and came up defensively. They got things taken care of. |
Anyone who will not say that ultimately those experiences broadened their lives probably wouldn't have been able to adjust wherever they were, black or white, |
But developing team chemistry is very important. |
Defensively, down the stretch of the game, you couldn't have asked for more athleticism and smarts. I put a challenge out to our guards to defend off the dribble and they did. |
First of all, I think that stinks, the schedule. That they (Nevada and Utah State) are travel partners stinks. They (the WAC) knew they were two of the best teams in the league. |
For me being new here, it's everything I thought it would be. It bodes well for us in general. I've heard coaches say this is the best field we've had in a number of years. I'm happy to be part of it. |
Gibson is one of those players that had a chance to go to one of the major conferences so he is a very good get for us. I think that he is a very solid individual. He is a good student and he is what I love in that he is a gym rat. |
He can shoot, that's really the bottom line. I watched the tape probably 10 times. He had open shots, but he also had hands in his face. He knocked them all down anyway. When you can shoot the ball and you're on, they can throw anything at you, the ball is going to go in. |
He could have played last week, but I kept him out because I wanted him to be 100 percent this week. |
He's 7 feet; he's just big. Fortunately for us, he's not a great offensive player, so if you play behind him and make him take shots over the top, you have an opportunity (to rebound). |
He's a pro. He's got the full package. There's very little he can't do. Great players find a way to get it done. He's going to score his points and get his rebounds. |
I didn't get a chance to ask David exactly what happened. It's a bonehead move if he did it. I didn't see it. |
I don?t think that our guys will ever quit in a game. Our guys have so much heart and they take it as a personal challenge to never be out-worked. I thought that we played harder and we had a chance to pull it out in their building. |
I kept him out of the game in Hawaii so he would be 100 percent for the start of the tournament. |
I really think the winner of the WAC is going to have three or four losses, more four than three. That's good for the WAC. |