Jerry Wainwright
Jerry Wainwright
Jerry Wainwrightis an American basketball coach who is currently associate head coach at Fresno State. He was last the Director of Basketball Operations for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He was also the head coach of DePaul University Blue Demons from 2005–2010. Following his mid-season firing in 2010, Wainwright left college basketball to promote charity causes in North Carolina. In 2010 and 2011, Wainwright served as an in-studio analyst for Sirius XM's Mad Dog Radio's NCAA Tournament coverage with Chris "Mad...
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I won't win anywhere close to the number of games coach Ray Meyer won. But I hope that when it's all said and done that people will say that I was a pretty nice guy, the way they'll always be able to say about him.
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I was told the one was the best win for DePaul in 10 years and the other was the worst loss in DePaul history. It was like the day before I got married and the day after I got married.
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It's like you're dealing with two sets of standings. You look at who's winning the league, but you're looking far more at the bottom and seeing where that line is (for the Big East Tournament). It's something we talk about every day.
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Both of these teams are trying to be one of the 12 that go to the Big East Tournament. That is a different kind of pressure than most teams in any league in this country face. ... Twelve teams are going. There is nothing easy on our schedule, and you have to win home games.
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Every league game seems like a conference tournament game to me. You're looking at two sets of standings: who's winning and who's at the bottom. It's a tough, tough thing on coaches. That's why I rent (a house) and I didn't buy.
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You're basically looking at two sets of standings. You're looking at who's winning our league, but you're looking far more at the bottom of the league. It's something we talk about every day.
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The game was dictated at the free-throw line. You can't miss 11 and win at this level.
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There are some incredible swings this season. More so than I've ever seen.
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I will tell you without any question that every league game I've been in part of in the Big East seems like a conference tournament game. There's an intensity and urgency. It took a while for our kids to get used to.
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I think most of our young players have adapted to the college life. It takes a while to adjust to those things.
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Statistics point to what happened in this game. We had problems finishing plays where we had the size advantage, and it was painful at the free-throw line.
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Our kids represented our school the right way. We just did not have it in us through the last couple possessions.
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I thought the difference was Palacios. I think he's been struggling a bit lately. I know he's been fighting injuries, but he was really effective at the 5-to-8-foot level and made a lot of shots from penetration around the basket.
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I thought the difference in tonight's game was Palacios. I think he has been struggling a bit lately. I know he has been fighting injuries. He made a lot of shots in penetration around the basket.