Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas
ball care defense effort games playing trying win
We're just trying to win games ?- ?it's not about who you're playing or where you're going. We got the effort and the defense is back to where it should be and if we can take care of the ball a little better I think we'll be okay.
anyway basket corner either foul good stupid trying turning
We were trying to get him going to the basket and either get a basket or get a foul called, which was probably stupid anyway but turning the corner and going is something he is usually good at.
coaches noticed talked
We've already talked about it. And a lot of other coaches have noticed it as well. There's nothing we could do about now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
couple felt floor gave good guys heard helped legs longer practice saw time week
I think (the week off) has helped a lot. I saw it in practice yesterday, I saw a lot more bouncy and livelier legs and guys were able to go longer and harder. I heard a couple of guys say they felt good to be on the floor after we gave them some time off and I think it really helped.
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.
quickness screens space speed tall
They like to space you out and go one-on-one, go off some screens and isolations because they like to use their speed and quickness because they're not a very tall team.
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.
benefits check continue council egos politics
The council should continue to rotate the mayor's position. By rotating you keep the politics out, egos in check and everyone benefits from it.
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.
pin
You can't pin this on any one play. We had our chances.