Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamiltonis an American basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Florida State University. He is a former head coach at Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, and for the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards. In his 23 years as a collegiate head coach, his teams have qualified for seven NCAA tournaments and eight NITs, highlighted by appearances in the NCAA Tournament's "Sweet Sixteen" in 2000and 2011. While with the NBA's Wizards his team posted a...
care dwelling spent time
We haven't spent any time dwelling on anything negative. We're in the NIT, and we have to take care of business.
basketball confident developed good intend move next program spirit team unity year
We intend to have a good basketball team next year and I feel confident that we will. We've developed the unity and spirit it's going to take to move the program to the next level.
equal opportunity
We had equal opportunity and we didn't come away with the points.
concerned ease pieces somewhat unexpected watched won
We were somewhat unexpected by the ease in which we won this game. They had some pieces that concerned us when we watched their film.
best opportunity special unique
I think this is a unique and special opportunity for us because we know that we're going to get their very best shot.
biggest difference offensive seemed type
We never seemed to get into any type of offensive rhythm. I think that made the biggest difference in the game.
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I think the situation that this game possesses will create an atmosphere that will require everyone to be focused. I would be surprised if we don't get the most out of everybody.
anxious excited future last practice start wish
Last season's over. I wish we could start practice right now. I'm excited about the future and anxious to get started.
against defensive deviate duke past played system
I think Duke is going to play the same kind of defensive system that they have played in the past and have played against everyone else. They don't deviate very much.
advantages everybody game home throw whether
I think every game for everybody is important -whether it's home or whether it's on the road. I think you can throw out home-court advantages this year.
exposure felt fortunate good gotten intensity kids match maybe saw separated small speed though
I saw quickness, speed and intensity that separated him from other kids on the floor. He was from a small town, and even though he was very well-known in his area, maybe he hadn't gotten the exposure as other people. We were fortunate to have contacted him at the right time. I felt we were a good match for each other.
determination eye focused saw
I saw a very determined, focused look in his eye that we are going to get this done.
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We're one of those teams that doesn't have very much room for error. So we have to be at our very best, which is sometimes almost extremely difficult to do. We have to be 80 to 90 percent efficient every night out. And to this team's credit, we have played pretty good basketball. We've only had a couple games when we have not been quite as sharp.
beginning focused good players
We were very focused in guarding their very good perimeter players at the beginning of the game.