Jim Larranaga
Jim Larranaga
James Joseph Larrañagais an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Miami men's basketball program. Prior to his time at Miami, he was most recently the men's basketball coach at George Mason, where he coached the Patriots to 13 consecutive winning seasons and became a media sensation during the Patriots' improbable run to the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
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We both agreed that this was something that doesn't represent George Mason University or our basketball program. That we needed to take immediate steps to send that message not only to Tony, but to the rest of our team and to the rest of the athletes who represent George Mason.
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What we stand for is far greater than whether we win or lose on a basketball floor. We are all educators. Our responsibility is to teach these youngsters, whether they're basketball players or any other student-athlete we're working with, to set the right example.
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They don't really care that maybe we weren't supposed to get in. They were excited to show what they were capable of doing on the court and let people decide for themselves who they are and how good they are.
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The whole idea is to stay upbeat, positive, totally committed to what we want to do and what we want to accomplish, but just to do it in a relaxed atmosphere. It's not to feel like ?Oh my goodness, we're here now at the Final Four.
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Offense on the outside, defense on the inside. The defense has to move and find somebody to block out, and you're not just blocking out your own man, you've got to find somebody. We've been doing it all season long, and getting better and better in that category of the game.
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I think the dome is a factor for a team that's never played in one. Lamar Butler was quoted yesterday saying he'd never even been in a dome. There's a problem developing the proper depth perception.
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I think it certainly has helped us. Each of our seniors is actually in their fifth year. . . . they are older guys and I certainly think their maturity and experience help us. It helped us throughout this season and particularly in the NCAA run.
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Our league has had an incredible season from top to bottom and start to finish. The league is at its all-time best.
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He (Carter) was great. Not just the three pointer, but everything he did on the floor tonight. I do think that got us back to thinking positively again because there was a stretch in the second half where we got a little bit frustrated because we couldn't score.
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There are so many great coaches who never get to the major level. I hope that I do represent them here.
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I hope his doctor is very smart and knows what he's talking about because that would be awesome.
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I don't know how he does it. He's the most unique athlete I've ever been around.
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I didn't see it myself. But in just talking to him, I know Tony and I knew he had done something that he was ashamed of. I could see it in his face.
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These guys are loose. They are having a ball. They are having a lot of fun. They like playing for George Mason University. They like what they have been able to accomplish. They have not felt the pressure of expectations. They have basically continued to do what they have done every day this year, which is to have fun playing ball and playing with each other.