Dave Rose
Dave Rose
defensive hard help involved move moving offense playing sitting trying worked
We're trying to get him more involved in the offense and get him moving better. He's so much better on the move than he is just sitting down there in the post. We also worked hard on some defensive assignments and playing help defense.
athletic ball both except player plays shoots
Except (Smith) probably shoots the ball even better. He's a very long, athletic player who can make plays both offensively and defensively.
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They had good explanations. You just go with it.
anytime game team
They got us to play the kind of game they wanted us to, and anytime a team can do that, they're going to have an advantage.
matter ready trying worrying
It's just a matter of worrying about yourselves, getting ready and trying to play hard.
game mean supposed
This is how it's supposed to be in February. To have every game mean something.
against coming crowd diego excited fans games help hopefully players san state terrific week win
This coming week is a big week for us. We're excited for our players to be where they're at. These games are very important. We had a terrific crowd against San Diego State so hopefully our fans will come out this week and help us win these games.
austin defenders fast front gets hard kid minutes point sharing stay
It is very hard for defenders to stay in front of him. He is deceptively fast for a kid as big as he is. Rashaun gets about 27 minutes a game, sharing the point with Austin Ainge.
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I told our guys I wanted them to do two things: play hard and be tough. We've had a tendency to let people get after us on the road but tonight we answered. As a coaching staff, we challenged Jimmy to play hard and he responded. I thought Austin Ainge also came in and got us going after we got off to a rough start. In order for us to be successful, we need Jimmy and others to be consistent like he was tonight.
conference focus great ncaa others paid people potential thrive time tournament year
It's a great time of year. There's a lot going on, and there's a lot of focus being paid to conference standings and potential NCAA tournament teams. It's a time of year where some people thrive and others struggle.
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It's all what you make of it. I personally think the bye week is a good thing. The kids seem to get really hungry when they have a week off.
absolutely best effort far gave guys hard needed played point worked
I told them we'd come too far and worked too hard not to absolutely give our best effort out there and we needed everything we could for the remainder of the game. I don't think our guys ever did not play hard at any point in this game. We made mistakes, but they played hard and gave everything they had.
games played supposed
This is the way games are supposed to be played in March.
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They're a very athletic team. They have two guys playing well in the post, which allows them to make plays at the basket both offensively and defensively. They're probably the hottest team in the league right now. They'll give us a fight.