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...
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You have to walk out there and realize you're a championship team, too. You played good basketball to get to this point, regardless of who it was against. That's what we tell our kids. We can play with anybody, but we have to stay focused.
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This was a group of guys with unbelievable determination to win this game. Toledo played their hearts out, but these guys would not be denied.
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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.
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We were able to keep to the same routine. We got a sandwich, popped in a movie, the kids talk and laugh at the back of the bus. That's where a lot of the memories happen. If you talk to the guys who played here, they say some of their best memories are of the bus rides.
defensive games played
This is probably one of the better defensive games we've played all year.
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I thought we played pretty hard tonight, which is all I'm concerned about. They're a tough team to guard, and whether we play here or in Alaska, I just want to make sure our team plays hard.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.