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...
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.
difference fortunate key tough win
We were very, very fortunate to win the game. We made some tough 3s down the stretch, and we were able to get one or two key turnovers, and I thought that was the only difference in the game.
climb deal good great hard lost mountain played program team tough
I thought our team played with a great deal of effort. We had a tough mountain to try and climb today. We lost to a very good program and I thought we played as hard as we could.
good lost mountain tough
We had a tough mountain to try to climb. We lost to a very good program.
advantage coach games homes opportunity situation tough
That's what I was wondering. I told coach (Darrell) Brooks, 'Who scheduled this game?' Games are very tough for us to get. We want to try to get as many homes games as possible. This is a situation where we had an opportunity to play a game on TV. We wanted to take advantage of that opportunity.
coming great maybe means middle reflect season stretch tough
It's great for the fans; I think it means more to them. Maybe at the end of the season I can reflect on it. But when you're in the middle of the season and you have a tough stretch coming up, you don't think about it.
game magnitude plus saint season televised tight top toughest
This is going to be the toughest game of the season up to date. I think because of the magnitude of the game. I think because Saint Joseph's is 10-10, under .500 in the league. This is a big, big game for them. It's a big game for us. It's a nationally televised game. Plus it's a tight, tight building. They are right on top of us.
attention caring control hall mike paying pops step team top
We're not paying attention to any of that foolishness. What we're paying attention to is that we want Pops to get double-digit rebounds. I want J.R. to take better shots. I want (senior forward) Mike Hall to take control of this team defensively. I want (senior forward) Omar (Williams) to step it up and be more aggressive. We're not caring about being in the top 20. I want to make that clear.
ballgame key shots towards until
We started to make shots towards the end and we made some key stops. They were right in the ballgame until the four-minute mark.
difficult guys match
You guys are making it very difficult to try to match expectations now.
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.
defense fresh legs mark pressure starts team
We feel like right around the seven- or eight-minute mark is when the other team should be getting a little tired. That's when our depth, our fresh legs and our pressure defense really starts to come into effect.
either
Either let them do it or don't. Don't tell them 'hey you can go do this' but not let them take any money.
focal starts steps time
Every time he steps on the court, he's the focal point. Everything starts with him.