John Giannini
John Giannini
John Manfredo Gianniniis an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the La Salle University men's basketball team...
accurate credit offense ran running saint second sustain
Give credit to Saint Joseph's for running its offense so well in the second half. I wouldn't say (our players) ran out of gas; I think it's more accurate to say we weren't able to sustain our intensity.
minutes points second
(St. Francis) scored (12) points in the first 17 minutes of the second half.
broke defense guarded level open second shot stayed stuck sustain tremendous
They were guarded on every shot (in the first half). That was not an accident. That was not them just being cold. In the second half, we weren't able to sustain that level of effort. They really stayed with their offense. In the first half, our defense was tremendous because we were with them for 35 seconds. In the second half, they stuck with what they did. When we broke down, they did make their open shots.
defense difference second tremendous
I really thought the difference was our defense in the second half. (Enright) had a tremendous first half.
disaster eight fortunate half match played second within
The first half was really a disaster. We didn't match Duquesne's intensity. We couldn't make a lay-up. We were very fortunate to be within eight points. The second half, we played tremendous.
chance city conference game great huge last means seniors temple win
The Temple win was a great win for us. It was a huge conference game, and it was a Big 5 game. In Philadelphia, that means a lot to our alumni. To have our seniors get a win in their last chance in a city game is a huge thing.
chance good great team
I thought it was a great challenge, a great chance to see where we are. That's a good team they have over there.
beat came eight extremely guys hard lying
Give Duquesne credit. They only had eight scholarship guys and they came out extremely hard and they beat us. It wasn't like we were lying down.
chance nine turn win
If we didn't turn it over, we probably would have had a chance to win the game. But 19 turnovers to nine is an awfully big discrepancy to overcome.
becoming gradually great program solid team
This was a great team win. We are gradually becoming a solid program for our level.
focused games hit intense physical practices tend
We've hit a wall. I don't know if it's physical or mental. I tend to think it's more mental. We're not as focused or as intense in practices or in games as we were earlier.
close game mark next serious win
We'll have to come close to that 20-win mark to get a serious at-large consideration. We have to win this next game and the one after that. I don't think it's unrealistic, but I think we're a long way from that.
shows steps tonight
Tonight shows we have more steps to go. But we competed.
against ball best environment extremely fans great invested passed people phenomenal seniors shows sweat zones
It was a great game, a great environment for our fans and for our community. Our seniors are phenomenal people who have invested their blood, sweat and tears. Then, we also passed the ball extremely well against one of the best zones in America, which shows progress.