Frank Haith
Frank Haith
Frank James Haith, Jr.is the men's basketball head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Haith had previously been the head coach at the University of Miami and the University of Missouri...
five four games
We've got to find a way. It's been this way for four to five games now.
ball guys played rip virginia
We played with no toughness. Virginia played tougher. ? When they have guys rip the ball out of our hands, that's toughness.
obviously playing totally tournament understand win
We're not totally out of it. Obviously we need to win (today) and we need to go into the (ACC) tournament and win one and, maybe, two games. As much as (FSU is) playing for something, we have to understand we're playing for something, too.
happens hard
If we play as hard as we can play we can live with what happens at the end of the game.
against grain last nice
He went against the grain and made a nice play. We wanted him to take the last shot.
believe create defense past
We'll have a different look, but I don't believe it's going to be an issue. We'll create more from our defense than we did this past season.
aggressive ball breaking felt good job
We did do a good job of breaking them down. They're so aggressive on the ball we felt like that was something we could do.
guys playing realize tournament
We're playing better. When you're in a tournament like this, the more you win, the more guys realize they're playing for something.
halfway pleased point understand
We're above.500 (in the ACC) at the halfway point and you have to be pleased with that. But we have to understand that we're a long way from where we want to be.
carolina played switched
We didn't want Carolina to get into a rhythm. We played a lot of zone, but we played some man. We switched defenses as much as we could.
couple emphasize finished losses worked
We've started well. We really wanted to emphasize how we started ballgames. And we finished well. A couple losses we've had, that's been something we haven't done very good. ... We've really worked on our late-game situations.
biggest good guard kids late played poise starting
Our kids have just had some poise and played with some savvy. If you've got good guards, you've got a chance, and our guard play has been really good and of late it's been excellent. ... The biggest thing is we're just starting to play with a lot of savvy.
bit great guard guys might post shoot step
Palacios and Padgett can step out and shoot the ball. They have great low-post moves. Our post guys might have to come out and guard a little bit more away from the basket.
adjust college high kids school sheer speed takes time tyler
It is pretty amazing. A lot of what Tyler is is just sheer determination. Usually that's the thing from high school to college that takes time kids to adjust to. He's at warp speed right now.