Brian Hill
Brian Hill
animal animals came lost medical small storm tropical veteran water
Just like the Medical Center, we had water in the Zoo. We lost one small animal that was spooked by the weather. All of the other animals came through during Tropical Storm Allison. During Alicia, I am told by some of the veteran zookeepers, that we lost two birds.
hard offensive work
He's had some opportunities. He's got to work hard to get low-post position. If we're going to play inside-out as a team, he has to play inside-out as an offensive player.
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He has been on exhibit since his birth, but we had kind of kept the public at a distance until today, to give mom and baby a little peace and quiet and a little opportunity to get to know each other.
active attacked boards defensive excellent offensive
He (Howard) was very focused. He attacked the basket. He was really active on the defensive end and on offensive boards and he did a excellent job.
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He can communicate with all different people, whether you're a Harvard graduate or whether you were brought up in the inner city. He's honest and straightforward and can relate to kids. That's what kids want today, to be honest and straightforward.
anchor chase expected factor growing night plays rebounds
He plays every night aggressively on the board. With all of the growing that he's going through and being expected to be a factor offensively and an anchor defensively, to still chase down all the rebounds he does is impressive.
good hard picked tonight worked
He picked up some fouls . . . but that is where he belongs, out there. He worked hard tonight and did a good job.
great handled matter meals miss move resolved sitting steve sure
I like Steve as a person, I like him a great deal. I miss sitting down having meals and discussions with him, but it was a matter that had to be handled the way it was handled. I'm sure we can get it resolved as we move down the road.
develop given help opportunity physical player type
He's not a physical type of player right now. But we just feel, given the opportunity to play and show what he can do, we will try to develop him into the type of player we feel can help our team.
attacking ball basket finding people playing shooting
He's (Nelson) playing with a lot of confidence. He's playing really well, shooting the ball well, attacking the basket and finding other people on the floor.
best concerned guys mean pieces returning together trying worry
I don't mean to be insensitive, but you worry about the guys you have, not the guys you don't have. I'm concerned about the guys we have returning and the new additions and trying to put the pieces together so we make the best use of their abilities.
anymore comment
I really don't have anymore comment about it.
camp capable group guys hate hear love players playing season since start third together training week
I look at it that since we put this group of guys together in the third week of February, how are we playing and what are we capable of becoming? I know the players would hate to hear this, but I'd love to go to training camp with this group right now and start the season all over again.
good open
If he's open and in rhythm, and he's got a good look at the basket, he's got to take it.