Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidtis an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at St. Bonaventure University. He took the job at the start of the 2007–08 season after holding the same position at Robert Morris University. During the 2008–09 season, he led St. Bonaventure to a 15–15 record, and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament, the school's first since 2005. He played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the 1980s...
needed playing tough
We were playing with a sense of desperation, which is what we needed after some tough losses.
although central hard tough
Central Connecticut is so much like us. It should be a very competitive game. They play hard just like us and, although they are undersized like us, they are tough to beat.
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This was a huge confidence booster for us. We ended the three-game losing streak which included two heart-breaking one-point losses. We were desperate for a win. But we also knew Central Connecticut State would be tough mentally. They were. I just think we made some key rebounds and made some foul shots when we needed to.
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St. Francis is a tough place to play, but, fortunately, we have had some success there. We've won twice in my four years. We really need this one, though.
closing equal great job playoffs situation teams tough
We've been in that situation before and we haven't done a great job of closing out games. It was a tough shot. When it comes down to the playoffs and two teams have equal talent, a lot of it's luck.
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That shows that we're getting tough points, blue-collar type things, inside. We're taking the ball strong to the basket, and that's really, really important. It's critical.
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I think this is the toughest tournament in the history of Colorado. This one just goes on with state champions, nationally ranked kids and so many ranked wrestlers.
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(Robert Morris) and St. Francis have the toughest travel. There are times we are gone for five days at a time. We just got back from a two-game trip and were home for 24 hours and had to leave again. That gets tiring. But we have to learn to deal with that because that is the situation we are in being in the Northeast Conference.
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We were picked to finish 10th in the league. So, we weren't even supposed to even be in the Northeast Conference Tournament.
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We have to execute better on the road if we are going to win. You can get away without execution at home sometimes, but that can't happen on the road.
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We expected A.J. to have an immediate impact and he certainly has not disappointed anyone. It's hard sometimes sitting out a year, but he did a good job of playing hard and staying sharp last season during practice. He's gotten stronger over the last year, and A.J. certainly gives us a physical presence on the inside. What really also adds to his effectiveness and opens up opposing defenses is his ability to hit the outside shot.
game slow start worst
The worst thing you can do in a game like this is come out and start slow and let them think they can compete. We showed them they wouldn't be able to compete.
education generation half standards
There's probably about a generation and a half that have not had, by any standards we consider, an education.
gonna parity
There's so much parity in our league, you never know what's gonna happen.