John Wiley
John Wiley
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I've been on the faculty for 30 years and in administration for 20 of those, and I don't remember a time when it was worse than it is now.
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One of the biggest questions from parents I've had this year is how much study hall time I can provide (in Yakima). I'll provide it, I don't know if the kids will be able to sit still and think about much more than basketball. Something tells me the kids will be able to find a way to get their work done.
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Look, when we played Bellevue Christian the first time we got our doors blown off. I think we might be going the right direction at the right time. It would be great to play our best basketball in the state tournament.
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We're still learning a lot, and I wish we wouldn't learn this time of year, but it's going to happen.
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This is a terrific time for the department. So many things are going well. They're in great shape financially. A lot of teams are doing really well. A lot of new facilities. It should the beginning of another golden age in Wisconsin athletics. That hasn't always been the case.
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Bob Golden has a great mix of experience, vision and passion for the job that will serve him well in leading the School of Medicine and Public Health.
When you're experienced in the secondary, you can do a lot of things.
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We played on a carpet floor for many years ... (that) was green and half an inch thick right over asphalt. It's a strange place to play basketball. You couldn't even hear the ball bounce. Teams would freak out.
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Freshmen become sophomores, sophomores become juniors and juniors become seniors. Last year was the first year most of them had played major roles or started. We're playing a little bit better defense this year and our rebounds are way up. Generally if you do that you're going to win games.
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From an athletic point of view, I can't think of anything bigger. To win three of four games against the kind of competition we faced here, to bring home a trophy. I could not be happier.
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One of the reasons I wanted to play in this tournament was to go up against a well-coached and well-disciplined team that didn't just chuck it up all the time. We did not do a good job running our sets tonight and Annapolis made us pay at times.
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Sharing just a little can go a long way for people affected by this disaster.
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This was a quality win for us. We are not patient or disciplined nearly as much as we should be, and I think we saw the right way to do some of those things tonight.
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We really didn't feel as if we belonged last year. It's a lot different this year.