Greg Paulus
Greg Paulus
Gregory Russell Paulusis an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. Paulus is a former multi-sport athlete, playing college basketball as a point guard on the Duke University men's team and later football at Syracuse University as a quarterback after graduating from Duke...
against careful guards score
When you don't score against that zone, you've really got to be careful because once they get the ball, then their guards can go coast-to-coast against you.
felt good preparing
We've been preparing for this all year. I felt comfortable, and I thought we were good from the get-go.
casual everybody sharper struggled trying weaknesses
I've got weaknesses and they're still there. One of the things I had struggled with was being casual with the ball. I'm trying to get sharper with that and get everybody on the same page.
battle both deserved game lose nobody shame teams
It was a battle for 40 minutes. Nobody quit. It was a shame that one of the teams had to lose because it that kind of game where both teams deserved to win.
came good great guys hit open run shots stuff tough tried
It's nice, but we came into get a win, and that's what we got. All that other stuff is minor. Guys made me look good tonight. They got in open spaces, they hit some tough shots and made some great plays, and I just tried to run the offense.
both duke group helped miss obviously opportunity sad school seniors special tradition win
It is very sad now. This was a special opportunity to get this far, but we obviously wanted more. The seniors were a special group both on and off the court. We will miss being around those seniors. We wanted to win for them. They helped the Duke tradition and made the school feel proud.
brings closer finish game hit plays stops together
It makes us finish a game down the stretch. J.J. hit a big shot, we had to get (defensive) stops together and that brings us closer together. We had to make game-winning plays and that's what happened.
couple help needed tried
It was different the first couple of possessions not to have the two of them. ... We needed to be more aggressive, but we also needed to help each other out, and that's what we tried to do.
case couple equal everybody opportunity situation time
It was different the first couple of possessions not having the two of them. Most of the time when we practice, we try to get everybody equal opportunity in case a situation like this arises.
couple organized settled
It was different on the first couple of possessions not having the two of them, but I think once we settled down, we organized on offense.
ball
I wanted to make him put the ball on the floor.
gave hug mix proud throw water
We thought we'd mix it up a little bit. Sometimes we throw water on him. Sometimes it's Gatorade. This time, we just let it be and gave him a hug and said congratulations. But we're very proud of what he's done.
good stopped
Up five, I thought we were in good shape, but then we stopped making shots.
gets needs playing tougher
As you keep going along, it gets tougher and tougher. We just need to keep playing defense. That's the thing that needs to be constant.