Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas
bad fire free good hit hurt learn saw stop throws tonight
We hit free throws tonight and got that one stop when the other night we didn't do that and that was the difference. Hopefully, we learn from that and I told them sometimes before you get good you've got to hurt and you've got to hurt bad, and I think they hurt bad the other night and I think that is why you saw so much fire out there tonight.
bit small team teams work
They don't play box-and-one because they're not a small team like IUPUI is. We've addressed it a little bit so we can work with it when other teams try to play zone.
chance guys limit people rebound shots tough
I told our guys that if you rebound and limit people to one shot, you have a chance to win. Unfortunately, (IUPUI) made some tough shots there at the end.
box great guys help job ran
They ran a box and one on him and always had guys on him, but he did great job with rebounding and other things to help us win.
aggressive ball definitely depending patient score
The thing was that (Jackson) was doing other things but I would like him to score more, but he got the ball to other people. I would definitely like for him to score more than that, but we have to be patient and try to be aggressive depending upon what is going on out there.
road
Right now, we're a zombie. Do we have a four?game road trip? Honestly, I couldn't tell you. We just play, play, play.
defense guys locking passing shots turning
Our shots weren't falling, but we were able to do it by locking up on defense and we just didn't let them score. On the other end, we had guys passing the ball, not turning it over and it got exciting.
double figures four guys played proud seniors three warriors
We want three to four guys in double figures every night. Our two seniors played like warriors tonight. I was very proud of them.
change gave guys harder respected shot time
I think the guys respected him too much and gave him his shot and we didn't take it at him enough - we'll change that, he's going to have a harder time getting 35.
catching chance college difficult guys junior level longer settling takes teach
Getting used to this level is difficult and sometimes it takes longer for junior college transfers. We hadn't had a chance to practice, and I think guys are now settling down, and we have a chance to teach and re-teach and they're catching on now.
ball court defense game holds legs night percent playing seconds seen shooting strange team time
I have never seen a shooting night like that and I don't think I'll ever see one again. It was just one of those strange things. I think part of it was that we had to play defense for so long. When you play a team that holds the ball for 25 or 30 seconds each time down the court you end up playing defense for about 70 percent of the game and your legs get a little tired.
fun george great hill player veteran watch
George Hill is a great player and a lot of fun to watch and Brandon Cole is a four-year veteran who has been through the wars.
pin
You can't pin this on any one play. We had our chances.
asking call coaches few guys learn lose means playing problem reviewing talking tape three time weeks work
This has been some of the roughest two or three weeks as a coach. You call all your mentors, your dad, you're asking coaches what do you do when you're going through these type(s) of situations, you're reviewing tape and talking to guys and part of the problem was we're playing every other day. We haven't had much time to work on things and guys are having to learn on the job, which means you're going to lose a few games.