John Thompson
John Thompson
carry education formal guys happens informal older push pushed teach younger
What happens when you push the old guys out and put the young guys on the bench? These guys aren't getting a formal education or an informal education. The older guys are getting pushed out for the younger guys, but there's no one to teach them how to carry themselves.
buying defensive fun games guys last reality rebounds regular score scoring several team total
We're getting contributions from 10 guys on a regular basis. Scoring is great, but you have to get some rebounds and have guys buying into defensive schemes. So many times guys who score get the press, but the reality is that the last several games have been total team efforts. It's been a lot of fun to watch.
against compare damn guys
They are still in college. They are good, very good. It's not important how they compare to some of the guys I coached. What's important is how they compare against their peers, and they are damn good.
game guys help team win
I told them the Chowan game was going to help us win a game down the road. The guys really executed and managed the basketball. We're making progress. This is a team that is growing.
guys helped
He was one of the guys who helped make tournaments like this famous. He had to go through it when it was tough, really tough.
gone good guys leave plan players success team time understand
In this day and age, you have to understand if you have good players -- and your team has success -- then guys may leave early, ... We haven't gone into it that way, that Jeff's not going to be here, but at the same time you have to plan accordingly.
guys seen together
I have not seen two guys play together like that in a long time.
athletics close formal influence kid money motivate negative option sports
What he did was the right thing for him. Unfortunately, it has a negative influence on a lot of other people. Going into professional sports and making the money he's made does not close the option for him to still get a formal education. It does close the option for a kid that does not make it. If I'm some kid from the inner-city who has used athletics to motivate myself and I miss, I have no more options.
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We are pleased to have completed our audit and filed our Form 10-K, ... We look forward to regaining full compliance with NASDAQ listing requirements by filing our first and second quarter Form 10-Qs.
approach impact partners seeing terms
We're seeing more and more partners go global, and I think that's having a big impact in terms of how we, as companies, approach the partner community.
pulling sweet sympathize tea
We know what they're going through. We sympathize with them, ... We're still Southerners and we're still pulling together. It's all sweet tea and casseroles.
animal report
We have a pager they can call, anonymously, and report animal cruelty, and we'll take it from there.
came completed four program three together took weeks
I think they had about 1,200 inquiries into the program and they had 225 completed applications. It took three to four weeks to complete the application to get in. Everything came together pretty quickly.
perfect sick
I'm sick of us having to be perfect to get the job.