Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
Richard A. "Dick" Bennettis an American college basketball coach who is best known for building the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball program into a mid-major power and revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and current Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett...
ability guard handle nobody quick shoot simply
Nobody could guard him. They were just too quick for us. We simply weren't able to handle that or their ability to shoot the ball.
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I feel good about doing it. It didn't work out for me, but I think it was the right thing to do. I would be much happier if things break for (Tony) next season than if they had for me this season. I'm at that point in my life now.
both consistent ends
We were consistent on both ends of the court.
circus defense shots talked took
At halftime, we talked about 'Let's just show some semblance of a half-court defense and some offense. We took a lot of circus shots in the first half.
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It's as realistic for us to win three games, so why not four. Someone has to suffer. I'm just thankful to be in, and who knows what could happen. That's the beauty of tournament time. But, of course it's going to be hard.
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Derrick was unable to process what was happening to him in the lane. Things were happening too fast for him. That's a sign of (Arizona's) ability to be in two places at once.
plays
They made the plays they had to make and we didn't.
came counted missed shots
They made their shots when it counted and we missed ours. It came down to that.
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They figured him out. Josh is not one who creates his own shot. His shots have been created off of our screens, and we've given him as many as possible. But they've locked him out by just concentrating on him and we haven't found a lot of alternate scoring.
bury
They're going to bury us in the sand.
certainly ease good jim mind mine puts
It was good that Jim put this in writing. It puts Tony's mind at ease and certainly mine as well.
bit defense kept within
It's a bit frustrating when you can't find the hoop. Our defense has kept us within reach.
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You test gold in a furnace and silver with a crucible, but you test man with praise.
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Whether you like his music or not, he's a big name.