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...
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We're finally grasping the big picture. That's why this opportunity is so important for us now. If we can continue to keep playing with that focus, then we'll become more consistent and we'll be building on something that can sustain us regardless of who we're playing and hopefully into the future.
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.
equal opportunity
We had equal opportunity and we didn't come away with the points.
coming country opportunity realize team
You have the No. 1 team in the country coming in to play you and you want to realize some opportunities. So what better opportunity can you have?
ability bounce faith guess opportunity shown team
This team has shown ability to bounce back and I guess this is another opportunity for us to show our faith and courage.
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People were uncomfortable. They acted like we didn't know what we were doing. I was hoping that if you give this system an opportunity and the time that it takes, it will work.
faith grow situation test type
We have to grow up. This is the type of situation that's going to test our courage, our faith and our maturity.
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We have to get out of the mode of playing good caliber teams good, but coming out a little short.
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We're still in a growing up stage. Last year we relied on a lot of freshmen and sophomores and we lost a lot of close games. One reason the sophomores from last year who are now juniors are playing better is because they're more experienced. A.J. (Johnson) and Al Thornton are giving us good leadership, and we're getting leadership from our three seniors. Todd Galloway has been in the program for four years, so has Andrew Wilson. We have some guys who are maturing a little bit and it's taking some pressure off of our new players.
work
We're still a work in progress. But I feel like everyone is working together.
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We knew with the quick turnaround and the emotion we spent and the letdown we received from Sunday's loss, we would need energy and consistent play from our nonstarters. They gave us a big lift.
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We did not meet their style of ball with the type of enthusiasm that we should have. Maybe this is the type of game we needed to keep reality in front of us. We are not a team that can afford not to be at our very best mentally every time we step out.
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What we're going to do is give him a chance to grow and adjust out of the limelight as much as possible.
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There are some opportunities out there available for us. There are three more opportunities and absolutely no room for error.