Jim Christian
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christianis an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team. He previously held the same position at Kent State, TCU and Ohio...
extremely needed pitt shoot shot uphill
For us to win, we needed Pitt to shoot poorly, and they shot extremely well. We just had too much of an uphill battle.
both extremely played rely teams
Both teams played extremely hard. We had to rely on our depth. That's kind of what we've done all year. This is our style.
catch extremely knew night shoot
We knew what was coming. For us to have a chance, two things had to happen. We had to shoot extremely, extremely well and catch them on a night when they didn't shoot well from the perimeter.
ball battle chance energy extremely fight order pitt poorly shoot shot spend trying uphill
In order for us to have a chance in this game, Pitt would have had to shoot the ball poorly and they just shot the ball extremely well. We had to spend so much energy trying to fight an uphill battle and get back into the game.
guys handled overcome reason seniors stuck time
The seniors are the reason we play. It's our program, but it's their team. These guys have overcome so much. At one time or another, each one of them hasn't started. But they all handled it. They have stuck through it.
actress dream female hollywood ideal perfect problem
Isn't it every director's dream to gene-splice to get the ideal person for every role? We had the same problem with the female lead: one actress with the perfect look, one with the voice. I thought, what has Hollywood done in this situation?
case guy kept seven six taken time worked
Another guy who at one time was starting, was taken out of the lineup, never got down, kept working (and) worked his way back in. You can make that case for about six or seven of them.
chance door eight great teams walk win
On Thursday, all eight teams that walk through the door know they have a great chance to win it. That's why it's always tough.
time tough
Boy, every time you think it's going to be tough for him to come back (from injury), he does.
advance gets great series team took year
The thing I took out of that year is the most important thing you need to advance is great players. It's a one-game series and anything can happen. If your team gets hot, you have a chance.
came juggling point trying understand
At one point we were 6-5 and juggling our lineup to find the right combinations. Then it came together. They started to understand what we were trying to do.
filters guy kinda next playing throughout
Confidence, I think, is something that spreads throughout the team. When they see one guy playing with confidence, it kinda filters to the next guy, and so on.
four game mean seniors
That was the whole game plan: to play for the four seniors who mean so much to this team. (Smith) really did that.
advantage opportunity proud took
I was very proud of our kids. They had an opportunity at the end of the game, and they took advantage of it.