Don't let that humility and quiet nature fool you, though. It can be there to fool you. Deep down there's that fire that competed on the court. It's in the coaches' box, too. Some of the best coaches of our time, Dean Smith and John Wooden, had that demeanor. |
Downey is incredible, he's really a great point guard. |
Eric Hicks is inch-for-inch, pound-for-pound the toughest ballplayer in America. He is a tough son of a gun. Blocking him out is a very difficult assignment; you have to do it with three guys. He's like a great lineman. He's an unbelievable re- bounder. |
Even in the pros, I loved to watch March Madness. It brings back so many good memories and it?s a lot of fun to be part of again. |
Even though he is like a son to me, he has been seriously reprimanded. A lot of consequences are going to be paid for this, but it's a lesson for everybody. |
Everybody says it's a very tough place for visiting teams because of the noise and the fans' closeness to the court. |
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. |
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. |
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer. |
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes. |
For 80 percent of the season, Palacios wasn't the same player he is now. He was just way below his skill level. Now he's gotten healthy. Better late than never. Hopefully, it's just in time to make a little bit of a run. |
For a while it was so swollen it looked like cement blocks were on both sides of ankle. |
For him, we're being overly cautious. We kept him on crutches a month longer. He's gotten clearance to play full court, but we're only letting him go half court. |
For Louisville basketball, we don't like coming off a Final Four and having a season like this. |
Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready. |