Jamie Dixon
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon IIis an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team from 2003 through 2016...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 November 1965
CityBurbank, CA
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There were different guys stepping up making plays. It wasn't just Carl or Aaron. ... We got the ball to the right spots and eventually good things happened.
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I told him it's over. We're moving on. We missed it, and no one feels worse than he does. He's going to do what he's done for everything else this year. I'm very proud of him. He's handled things well.
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I told him it's over and we're moving on. He missed it. No one feels worse than him. He's going to continue to work hard. He's going to work harder. He'll find a way. Shortly, we'll see him make a couple of free throws to win a game. He's handling it well.
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It's a hand-off play. We dribble it over and hand it off. ... People say we're a football team playing basketball. We've heard it for the past couple of years now. They all say, 'Now we have to get ready to play the Steelers.' We think it's good to be compared to a team that's had so much success.
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It's tough to lose a game when you shoot 74 percent in the second half. We have to be better defensively. For whatever reason, we were running into their screens.
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It's turned out to be the best league for everybody.
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It's time to move past this one and get ready for West Virginia.
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It's not the prettiest shot, but it goes in. He doesn't lack for confidence. He's a good shooter.
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They're athletic. Their guards are bigger than our guards. They start a very big lineup. If you put them all across the board, they probably are taller than us.
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They're similar players. They can both do things off the dribble. They're both NBA-type guards. They both can get shots for themselves and get shots for other guys.
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They're going to take them, no matter what. They're not leading the conference in 3-point percentage, but in attempts, they are. They're going to make some 3s. Sometimes, they win some games when they don't shoot a high percentage.
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They're not leading the conference in 3-point percentage. They win games when they don't shoot a high percentage. They're going to make some 3s. They'll make some tough 3s. We talk about making them all tough shots. We can't give them any easy or open ones. When you give them an easy shot it just going to feed their confidence.
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It wasn't our prettiest game. It was tough, and we battled through. We had guys in foul trouble. Aaron and Carl played the whole game with their hands in their pockets. We played our usual rotation, playing a lot of guys, and it benefited us a lot. We'll continue to do that. It's the best thing for this group. So many guys made big plays.
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It wasn't our prettiest game. It was tough and we battled through.