Doc Sadler
Doc Sadler
Kenneth "Doc" SadlerJune 12, 1960) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Southern Miss. He was previously an assistant coach at Iowa State University...
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This team has overcome so much adversity. It speaks to the character of the kids. It seems like every week they've gone through something. It's an unbelievable group of guys. You don't win as many games as these guys have and not be different. That's what they are . They're just different. I don't know how to describe it.
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We were down 12 on the road and we found a way to win. Give our guys credit. Give Southern Mississippi credit, too. But we have some experienced guys who have won some close ballgames, and that had to help.
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One play in the second half summed up this entire season. We were up by 20 and we had three guys diving on the floor for a loose ball.
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Our guys call him Rudy. Josh is a guy who comes to practice every day and goes hard.
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We had four guys in double figures and we had 22 assists. That means we were sharing the basketball and we were making some shots.
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The strength of their team is that they are able to shoot the basketball. They've got three guys averaging in double figures. The key to the game is that we have to defend the perimeter and keep them off the offensive glass.
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This is a unique group. A group of guys who come from totally different backgrounds who have come together to build a basketball team. It's special. It speaks of their families and of the character of each one of them.
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I just told the guys that you practice on this floor every day. No way can you let a team come in here and play harder than us.
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We just kept playing hard and I think our depth helped us wear them down a little in the end. But they played well and it could have gone either way.
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We felt we could pick 'em up at 94 feet. We were able to create 23 turnovers. And we didn't give up any easy baskets.
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You get it to 44-all, I think we got a little too excited. You're not going to score in transition against Syracuse at their place. I thought we forced the issue. Even when we got it down there, we took some bad shots.
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This speaks to the character of these guys. It's something. I can't explain it. This is just an unbelievable group of guys. You don't win as many games as they have without being different. And they are different.
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At some point, you have just got to tip your hat to the other team. The best team won tonight.
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When you are talking about a Bob Knight-coached team, you know they are going to run motion offense, play man-to-man defense and not beat themselves. Our transition defense will be huge. And we have to prevent Jackson and Zeno from having great games.