Jeff Ruland
Jeff Ruland
Jeffrey Alan Rulandis a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the former head coach of the Iona Gaels men's college basketball team and the UDC Firebirds men's college basketball team...
good guys intensity rest worked
If we play like this the rest of the way, we'll be in good shape. We had good intensity and were physical. It wasn't easy. The guys worked their butts off.
against guys lead looked missed open period says second size team took wore zone
I think this team wore us down with their size, especially in the second half. We had a period when we got some open looked and missed it. That is when they took the lead and never relinquished it. It says a lot about our guys when a team that size has to play zone against us.
guys mind
Not a lot of 300-pound guys come to mind.
bring easier focused guys life remind suffer three
It's made my life easier this year. The first three years I had to suffer because they were up and down. They will still come back in spurts and remind me of old times. But we're all on the same page. These guys are focused and they bring it every day.
feeling giving good guys shoot throwing
You don't shoot in the 40s by just throwing it up there. I'm giving you guys a good feeling of New York.
behind four guys love saved surprise
I've been with these guys for four years and I love them to death. But every day is a new surprise with these guys. I thought it was all behind us, but they still saved one for the end.
aligned close high maybe stars
We've been close before. If the stars are aligned and it's high tide, maybe we've got a shot.
anybody case concern conference games good main shot teams
You can make a case for 5-6 teams in the conference right now. My main concern right now is to get my team back on track. We've got as good a shot as anybody up there. ... The games are going to be wars. They always are.
basketball following ourselves percent shooting
We don't play basketball to give up 65 percent shooting in a half. That's why we put ourselves in the hole. We didn't following our scouting.
terrific
If they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the NIT. They're a terrific team.
anybody disrespect win
If they really want to win this tournament, they'll win it. It's no disrespect to anybody else. If they're all on the same page, it could be scary.
anyone disrespect team win
If they want to win this thing, they will. No disrespect to anyone else but this team can be scary.
days pure
Some days he's going on pure will right now.
aspect hall
Seton Hall outplayed us in every aspect of the game. They out-toughed us, out-hustled us and outplayed us.