Dave Rose
Dave Rose
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We weren't very good. A lot of that has to do with San Diego State. You have to give those guys a lot of credit.
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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.
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The last three or four timeouts we were still trying to fight to get back into the game against San Diego State. That was just the fifth of 16 conference games. Each team will play eight at home and eight on the road, and we can't afford to let any of those learning opportunities pass by. We were playing for more than the last seven or eight minutes of one game.
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I've seen wild things happen. I kept telling the guys that.
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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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Our effort was good tonight. We stayed focused, especially at the start of the two halves. You have to make perimeter shots against this team. Their size caused a lot of problems.
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Being the last game of the night, the guys will be really anxious. Hopefully for us, everyone will come out and play hard and with a lot of energy, and we'll get settled in early.
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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.
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That's a warrior, the kind of player you want on your team.
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I think this is a great opportunity for us. Playing at The Pit can be a lot of fun. It's a great atmosphere and a great place to play basketball.
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I'm still trying to figure it out. I like the fact that we have days in between to prepare, which was difficult in the Saturday-Monday because of our situation.
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We have now beat every team in the conference and it is all about confidence. Our guys have confidence in themselves and confidence in each other.
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Trent has a great attitude and comes to compete everyday. He has a couple moves that he really likes, and defenses aren't letting him make those moves. He's adjusted well to being able to move around and get shots off; now he's just got to make them. The most important thing is for him to keep his confidence up and for his teammates to keep trusting him. Once he gets a few baskets in transition, it'll really help his psyche.
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Less than one-half of one percent of our students are involved in assaults.