Charlie Coles
Charlie Coles
Charlie Coleswas an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 February 1942
bounce came concerned guys hoping loss played winning
I was more concerned with winning this game, hoping our guys could bounce back, than I was with any jinx. I was more concerned with how we came out and played after that loss to Kent (State).
coming guys
We've got a lot of guys coming back, but they've got to get better.
chance coming game gives guys improve last means national prestige seniors
It means a lot. We are able to get a little national prestige ... It gives our seniors a chance to improve on their last performance, and it gives our guys coming back one more game this year.
card energy guys jihad threw together trophy wild
They threw the wild card in there. Jihad Muhammad, he was the MVP. You guys get a trophy together and give it to him. He made Hatcher use all the energy in the world.
decent gets guys hurt moves offensive scores
I think it hurt us on the offensive end a lot. He not only scores for us, he's one of those guys that's always active. He's always doing something. He's a decent passer; he really moves and gets things going.
distract early guys
We told our guys early on that we're going to play or we ain't going to play. You can't let things like that distract you.
five handle match people starting top
We're a team, right now, that can't handle when people are out. I think our starting five would be pretty doggone good. I don't know if our top 10 or 11 would match up with other teams.
basketball great kid might team terms
Let me say this about him. He might be the most intelligent kid on the team in terms of basketball. He's got great basketball sense. He's got a great basketball IQ.
excuse liked playing practice tuesday
I would have liked to play Tuesday night; it won't be an excuse. When you're playing well, you want to play more and practice less.
played shots
We played hard, but we couldn't make the big shots tonight.
constant great teams
We have to play great defense. I think the constant with all teams is how well they can defend.
chance players quick
We never had a chance tonight. I told our players that we didn't know how quick they were.
hitting kids lane matter shoot time
They would get in the lane and pitch. Those kids can shoot that every day of the week, so it was a matter of time before they started hitting shots.
balanced gave nice time
Any time you get 18 assists, you're going to get balanced scoring. That gave us some nice baskets. Hopefully, it will give us some confidence.