Jeff Bzdelik
Jeff Bzdelik
Jeffrey Joseph Bzdelikis an American basketball coach who is associate head coach of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA for slightly over two seasons, from 2002 until he was fired near the end of 2004...
allow goal press
Our goal was not to allow the press to get to us; we accomplished that goal.
allowed ball carter catch good hand hurt knew shooter shots smith surprise
We knew what kind of shooter Smith was. That was no surprise to us. He made some unbelievable long-range shots with a hand in his face. And Carter hurt us in the first half. We allowed him to catch the ball in good position. We didn't play him properly.
air front running saw
I was there in front of the TV, and when I saw Air and then an F, I was running around and didn't even know where we were playing.
good people
I think people know he's a good player. I think people are going to see he's an outstanding player.
I think it's the right way to play here at the Academy,
came contagious energy final game gave great guys passion player practice took
When I took him out of the game (in the final minute), I told him he was a great player and an even better person. He's been such a great leader. He came to practice every day and gave everything he had. He's very dedicated, very passionate, and that passion and energy was very contagious for the other guys on this team.
absolute game hoping played pleased spoil wonderful worst year
We played the worst game at the absolute worst time, but we were hoping one game wasn't going to spoil all the wonderful things we did all year long. I'm pleased the committee, in my mind, did the right thing.
change coach fit football maybe offense onto perhaps run system using
We're not going to change the system they've been using here too much, ... Perhaps they've stumbled onto something, kind of like Coach (Fisher) DeBerry has done in football. He's run that offense for decades, and it works. That's the right fit for his football team, and maybe this system is the right fit for us.
blocks came energy good win
We came out of the blocks with good energy and it was a wire-to-wire win over a good team.
fine line open winning
We had open looks, we just didn't make them. It's a fine line between winning and losing.
basketball excellent five seven shots six
TCU is an excellent basketball team. They are five or six shots away from having six or seven more wins.
ball driving kicking offense
It's an equal-opportunity offense that manufactures threes by driving and kicking the ball out.
bench hurt simply
We simply couldn't get enough stops. Simply put, they had some firepower off the bench that hurt us.
defensive offensive simply
We simply could not get enough defensive stops. They have a lot of offensive weapons.