Bob Hill
Bob Hill
Robert W. Hill is an American basketball coach. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio moving to Worthington, Ohio for high school. Upon graduating from high School, Hill entered Bowling Green State University. During the summer of 2011, he was invited by Nike to help Taiwan men's basketball team as a consultant. Most recently, Hill was the assistant coach of the Ukrainian national team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague, as well as an assistant coach...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 November 1928
good needed team win
We sorely needed to win a game. That was a team win. We got a lot of good performances from a lot of people.
court defensive finished front good great kept needed team win
We sorely needed to win a game. That was a team win. I thought we really got a lot of good performances from a lot of people. We got stops, we're not a great defensive team but the team we had on the court at the end did what they needed to get the stops. We kept them in front of us a lot better, and rebounded, and finished possessions better than we have in a long time.
dug hole shortcuts start taking terrible
We were taking shortcuts out there, got off to a terrible start defensively and really dug a hole offensively.
chances felt focus focused game goal good hopeful improvement legitimate night point team took
There is a lot to be hopeful for and the focus is here. I wanted to keep the team focused on improvement and that was my goal when I took the job. I think it got to a point where I felt good every night about our chances to win. And that's what you want, to go into each game with a legitimate chance to win.
defense hands played team worst
This team when I first got there played defense with their hands down - the worst I've ever seen.
kept ray scoring terrific
We kept scoring and then Ray got hot. That's a terrific win. They're awfully good.
last team wins
We just weren't there. This team has been through a lot, but we've had some pretty significant wins in the last 12 games.
ahead huge stayed step training
We just weren't there, sorry, we just weren't there. It's huge to have a training camp. But they were just better than us tonight. They were a step ahead of us, stayed a step ahead of us. We just didn't get in the game. Nothing worked. We just got our butts kicked.
seattle shame team
To me, Seattle has always been a cornerstone of the NBA. It would be shame if the team had to leave.
again defined miami orlando quarter run stops third time tough won year
We've had such a tough time this year in the third quarter, but we won the third quarter in Orlando and Miami and we won it again tonight. They did what they were going to do and made a run back at us. Finally, we planted our feet, defined ourselves, and got the stops we needed.
assess blame magic people record somebody winning
Winning solves everything. It really does. It's like a magic pill. ... When you have a record like ours, people want to know why. They want to assess blame to somebody when sometimes there's no blame to assess.
defined good hold ourselves plays stops team
Finally, we planted our feet, defined ourselves and got the stops we needed. It's always good when you can hold off a team when you've got to make plays and you've got to make stops. I think that was significant.
agreeing coach contract cooperate expect hard signed whatever
I told them that when they signed that contract they were agreeing that they would cooperate with whatever we wanted to do. I expect them to play hard. I'm not going to coach effort, but I want them to play hard and play good.
best maybe news played proud
It's maybe the best news of the night, that's the best Nick's played in a long time. That's the way he's been practicing. I am proud of him.