Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins is an American former basketball player who played for twelve teams in fourteen professional seasons. Standing at 5 feet, 5 inches in height, he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues, who was 5 feet, 3 inches tall. Despite his size, he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds. He is currently the head coach for the Douglas County High School varsity basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth2 June 1976
CityCleveland, OH
bench depth shows stepped
It just shows the depth that we have here. Tonight, the bench really stepped up.
stay whenever
Whenever you lose, you're concerned. But we've got to stay confident.
days harder longer work
There are no days off for me. I have to work longer and harder than everyone else to be successful.
bad ball basket lets recall runs shots teams turn
When you take bad shots and turn the ball over that's what happens. I don't recall us getting many shots at the basket and that lets teams get runs like that.
heart played seven
We played with a lot of heart for seven periods.
accept guys playing playoffs sacrifices terms
Once the playoffs start, we are going to be a different team. I think guys are going to have to make sacrifices in terms of playing time. If we're able to make sacrifices and accept our roles, we'll be OK.
win
Definitely. It's going to be very important for us (to win the division).
closer games worry
After the first quarter, we didn't have to worry about it. The games are a lot closer this year.
basketball five game knocking matter rust touching weeks worried
I think every game the more I'm out there the more comfortable I feel. It's just a matter of knocking the rust off. I went five weeks without touching a basketball at all, and it's just a matter of time. But I think it's going to come around. I'm not worried about it.
great last minutes shoot
I think sometimes percentages can be misleading. All year, in the last 2 minutes of a game, we shoot great from the three-point line. It's just the first 46 we're not that good.
air coach coaching force good happened job work
He's done an unbelievable job at Air Force. He was a good coach when we had him. Some unfortunate things happened and it didn't work out. It wasn't because of his coaching ability.
absolutely hit key reason shots won
He was unbelievable tonight. He hit big shots for them, and he was the key reason they won the game. He was absolutely amazing.
easier guys overload rest teams tend
When he's out there and he's passive, teams tend to overload on everyone else. When he's aggressive, it makes it a lot easier for the rest of the guys on the team.
miss missed pressure took
I just wanted to pressure him as much as I could, and he took an off-balance shot. It didn't look like he was going to miss a shot. But he missed the one that they needed.