John Pelphrey
John Pelphrey
John Leslie Pelphreyis an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at the University of Alabama. After being named Kentucky's "Mr. Basketball" in 1987, he became a star college player at the University of Kentucky...
award basketball coaches direct fortunate game great hard reflection team win
I feel very fortunate to win the award. There are some great coaches in this league...Basketball is a team game and any award that I win is a direct reflection on how hard our team works.
best efforts executing far game guards played tennessee terms
They are outstanding, the best we have played so far in terms of those guards and their shooters. It was not one of our better efforts just in terms of executing the game plan. I think Tennessee had a lot to do with that.
deal
It's an issue. We've got to find a way to deal with it.
building everybody hang hat serving talked
It's not like we hang our hat on one or two guys. It's everybody getting involved. From Day One, we've talked about serving one another, building a chemistry, and they have done that.
rebuilding special
This may be the most special one because we're kind of out here on our own right now. We've been a part of rebuilding this.
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They have the components to kill people in every single basketball game they are going to play in. They have the ability to compete against anybody in the country.
ability anybody basketball compete components game single time
They have the components to compete in every single basketball game they're going to play in. It's just that time of year. You've got to play well. But they have the ability to compete with anybody in the country.
ability against anyone compare compete games hard hot regular team until won
They have the ability to compete with anyone in the country. It's hard to compare them to the 2000 team. They are better in one sense, they won more games in the regular season. But that team really didn't get hot until the buzzer-beater against Butler.
drive next patience special three
The next three months, I know I had to drive him nuts. Always the same questions. I look back and see how much patience he had, it was incredible. But that's what makes him such a special person.
effort talent
With Noah, it's not so much the talent level, but the effort. His effort is off the charts.
bouncing coming forget game mike seen time
I'll never forget that day. Before we had our game day practice, Mike comes bouncing into my office. He said, 'Coach, my mom's coming to the game tonight.' He said, 'You don't understand, Coach. This is the first time she's ever seen me play.
everybody hope judged likes ncaa success
I know everybody likes to make it out that you get judged by your success in the NCAA tournament. He's had some success. He will have that again. I hope it's not (Thursday).
certainly coming confidence felt knew level teams three top
We knew that we were going to be one of the top two or three teams in the league. At least we felt like that. We certainly had a confidence level coming in.
ball clean found understood worked
We understood what we wanted to do in the first half. Especially on offense. We found our pace, worked the ball around and got some really clean looks.