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...
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.
eventually height size wore
Their height and size eventually just wore us down.
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.
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.
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.
amount dollar games
We won't get into dollar amounts. But I'll tell you we got the same amount for most of those games as we got from Seton Hall. So, what's the issue?
banner couple happy involved last leaving love players special stuff
I'm so happy for these guys. I love all my players but this is special with all the stuff we've been involved with over the last couple of years. ... They're leaving a banner behind.
bunch continue expect plugging
I did not expect this kind of play from us. This is an interesting bunch of guys, and they will continue to be. We've just got to keep plugging along.