Brian Thornton
Brian Thornton
Brian Charles Thorntonis an American volleyball player. He played for the 2007 NCAA national champions, the University of California, Irvine. He plays for the United States national team and appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics...
coach coaching expressed extra fact feels general good gotten last miller seniors staff team time trying
I'm just trying to play hard. This time last year, I was injured. It feels good to be healthy, and I'm just trying to give it my all. Coach Miller has expressed the fact that the team in general and the coaching staff has gotten us to January, and it's kind of on the seniors to get us to March. I'm trying to take a little extra on my back.
anybody ball beat defense good happens hard quite turned
It's disappointing. We turned the ball over quite a bit. When that happens and our defense isn't as good as it was, it's going to be hard for us to beat anybody in this conference.
good helping hurt maybe senior
As a senior it hurt not being out there with my team. I would have been good for something -- maybe helping out with (J.P.) Batista.
anybody given good hard learn lose realize team work
We have to go back to work. We have to learn from this. We have to realize that as good of a team as we are, we're not that much better talent-wise than anybody else in this conference. If you don't go out and play as hard as you can, we could lose to anybody on any given night.
bad coach few flow game good halftime happen job second
In the first half, we had a few bad shots. I wasn't in the flow of the game offensively. Coach (Sean Miller) told us at halftime to look for me. If I could get the ball, good things could happen for us. In the second half, they did a good job of getting me the ball.
conference good shot teams winning
I think we're one of the better teams in this conference. I think we have as good of a shot as any of winning a conference championship.
against ball boards charlotte coming games good job physical rebound team
I think it's become a sense of desperation to some extent. We know that when we play games like Charlotte - we have another game coming up against a physical team in UC who does a good job on the boards - if we don't rebound the ball well, we're not going to win.
felt goes good guys hearts played prepare season socks support
It felt good to be here with the guys tonight. They played their hearts out tonight. It felt good that they all put on the long socks for me, as a little tribute. I'm still part of this team, and I'll be doing everything I can to prepare them and support them as the season goes on.
felt glad good hearts played socks support takes tribute whatever
It felt good to be here with the guys. They played their hearts out tonight. It felt good they put on the long socks for me as a tribute or whatever. Whatever it takes to win, I'm glad I could come back and support them.
beauty scratch situation ways
The beauty of the situation is we were able to find other ways to win, and we were able to scratch it out.
conference doubt finish great nation season teams three undefeated whether
There's three undefeated teams in the nation right now. And I doubt that any of them will finish the season undefeated. Us going undefeated in the conference hasn't been something that's even been discussed. Obviously, that would be a great accomplishment. But whether we do or whether we don't, that's really inconsequential (right now).
definitely missed needed night perform team
I missed out, but I think I let the team down, not being able to play. It was definitely disappointing for me not to be there night in and night out. There were times when the team needed me, especially in the conference, and I wasn't able to perform up to my capabilities.
happened happens looking obviously reason senior today unlucky year
It's been hard. To have my senior year end like this is obviously pretty disappointing. At the same time, I wanted to be up here today and be here with the guys. ... It's an unlucky break. It's unfortunate, but things happen. Everything happens for a reason. I'm looking for the reason why this happened to me.
heck impressive means win
That's a heck of a statement. That's pretty impressive that it means that much to them to want to win at Xavier.