Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships, played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and seven Big East tournament championships. With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his career with 873 victories, ranking 12th all-time as of...
against change good half night pressed second time
The second half would have been a good night to play against anybody. Every time you made a change ... You pressed us? We dunked it. You zoned us? We 3-pointed it.
great night
We went to see 'Glory Road' the other night and it was a great film.
night took
Villanova doubled us all night and took us out of our offense.
loose nightmares plus rebound
We can really give you nightmares inside, and they really can you nightmares on the perimeter. Plus they rebound much better, get every loose ball.
good night proved ready remains road tuesday whether win
We've proved that we're ready now. Whether we're ready to win Tuesday night on the road remains to be seen. Do I think we're good enough? Yes.
lose loudest nights points
Those were probably the loudest 11 points I have ever seen. Some nights you lose money; some nights you make money. Tonight, he made money.
agenda hanging night people remarkable remember struggling successful
He said something remarkable to me that I still remember to this day, ... He said, ?The people you?re hanging around now and go out with at night -- and I know you?re doing it out of frustration but nevertheless -- those people don?t want you to leave, because if you leave, you?re being successful and they are struggling with their own agenda and success.?
bed certainly dominated guys last maybe morning night woke
Their big guys dominated us. Last night when I went to bed or this morning when I woke up, I would never have thought that would have happened. Maybe a wash, but certainly not that.
engine shut sleep
We just shut the engine off. You can't go to sleep.
engine happen hard seen shut sports team
We just shut the engine off. We just couldn't get it back. It's a hard thing to do in sports and I think all of us have seen it and unfortunately an experienced team like this, it shouldn't happen to.
absolutely american-coach basketball living meant next season
We weren't prepared. We were living on an 11-0 season that meant absolutely nothing because you have to play the next one.
absolutely lead living meant ounce season took
We were living on an 11-0 season that meant absolutely nothing. We took a 15-8 lead and from then, didn't play an ounce of basketball.
absolutely living meant season
We were living on an 11-0 season that meant absolutely nothing. We never were much of a factor.
ourselves
We shrunk ourselves down to make ourselves better.