Karl Hobbs
Karl Hobbs
Karl Hobbsis an American men's college basketball coach, currently the associate head coach at Rutgers University. He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. During his tenure, the Colonials won two Atlantic 10 Conference championships and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005-07. Hobbs is known for his high-energy, frenetic coaching style...
ahead forward four funny point steps taking teams trying
Teams are funny. Sometimes you take two steps forward and take a step back. And you take four steps ahead and two steps back. I am trying to get to the point where we are not taking any steps back in any area.
level playing point season
I think we still have a way to go. I want to get to the point where we're playing at the level we need to play at. Because very shortly it's going to come down to one game, one play and that's my focus. We need to be at the level where its one play and your season is over.
believe five game guys move offense point within
Our guys believe at some point during the game, we're going to get ya. Once we were able to get the game back within five and six, then our offense started to take over. We started to execute. We started to move the ball.
floor hoping point status
His status is at the point where he's getting up and down the floor a little bit. And we're hoping that he'll be able to play on Thursday.
final point win
If you're going to go to the Final Four, win the Final Four, at some point you're going to have to play Duke.
believe guys point
The guys believe at some point during the game, they're going to get you.
allow great kept major percentage played pressure role shot situations sort sure
We just wanted to make sure that we kept great pressure on them. We made sure we put them in situations that they had to make plays. We did not allow them to get into any sort of rhythm. It played a major role in why they shot the percentage they shot.
ball moved shots
We moved the ball and got the shots we wanted. In the first half, we didn't move the ball as well and that was the difference.
affected ball couple inside large missed pops shooting shots took
We had the ball inside and they took it from us. Pops had a couple of shots inside -- dunks he usually makes and he missed them. That really affected our shooting percentage. A large part of that had to do with their defense.
experience few games paid pick toughness
We showed toughness down the stretch. We had to pick up our defense. I think that was one of the very few games where our experience really paid off for us.
ball basket good inside large looks missed short
We got the ball inside a lot, got some really good looks at the basket and the ball just wouldn't go down for us. We missed some lay-ups and missed a lot of short jumpers, and that was in large part because of their defense.
allowed defense faster game pace played
Our defense allowed the game to be played at a much faster pace and I think that was the difference.
continue great guys opportunity respond step
We are going to continue to play the way we have been. It's a great opportunity for some guys to step up. ... I think they will respond to the challenge.
area concern minutes score
We went through probably about 12 minutes where we couldn't score a basket. That's still an area of concern and where we have to improve.