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...
aggressive almost believe extremely great guard guys image job mirror post successful
(Virginia) is almost like a mirror image of us. They play a lot like we do. Their guard play is very good. Their post guys are very physical. They're aggressive and they play extremely hard. Dave's done a great job of getting those guys to believe they can be successful in this league.
guys proud
I don't know. That's the official's read. We showed some toughness, I thought. I'm so proud of the way our guys executed.
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.
amount carolina excellent guys handled held kids knew played poise proud second tremendous
I thought our guys held excellent poise down the stretch. We played with a tremendous amount of composure. We knew Carolina was going to make some runs, particularly there in the second half. I'm just so proud of how our kids handled that.
basketball guys physically played soft team tougher virginia
I thought we were a soft basketball team tonight. Virginia was physically tougher than we were. When we had guys take the ball out of our hands, well, that's toughness. And that No. 11 kid, he played hard.
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.
good guys next production program step
For us to be good and take the next step in our program those guys have got to be better, and we've got to have production out of those guys.
guys leadership respect role taken vocal
Having vocal leadership is important to this team. He's taken that role on, and the guys respect what he says. To me when you don't have him on the court, that's what you're lacking.
games good guys shoot win
We're not good enough to win many games when those guys shoot poorly.
guys plays year
We had guys that haven't made plays all year make plays for us.
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.
carolina guys halftime remain run stay
I told our guys at halftime that Carolina was going to make a run and that we had to stay together, remain focused.
difference free game good guys hard high team terms
They're an outstanding team and J.J. is terrific. We executed our game plan. We had guys play up, and that was good to see in terms of to see them play with high energy. The difference in the game? We make one three, they make 13 threes. We make 10 free throws, they make 29.... When you look at those two numbers, it's hard to win.
five great guys shooting
They're a great shooting team. They put five guys out there that can make threes.