Marty Simmons
Marty Simmons
Marty Simmonsis the head men's basketball coach at the University of Evansville. He was elected Mr. Illinois Basketball in 1983. He started his collegiate basketball career at Indiana University, before finishing up at the University of Evansville...
credit guys hard players playing seems stepping
You just have to give the players their credit. They are playing hard and playing together. It seems like we have different guys stepping up on different nights.
fired group guys hard last tremendous
We're fired up. There's no doubt. We know how hard it was to get there last year, and to be able to back it up is just a tremendous accomplishment for the group of guys on this team.
ability accelerate avoid deserving energy gives hard hopefully improve passing player unlike worked
He gives us a lot of energy from that standpoint. His anticipation, ability to avoid screens, and accelerate in the passing lanes is unlike any other player that I have ever coached. It is a very deserving record. He has worked hard for it and hopefully he can improve on it.
blocking contest good guys happy hard job worked
The guys worked really hard to get out and contest shots, and we did a much better job of blocking out. We got off to a good start, which is always important. We're just happy to come away with a win.
beginning continue days desire goes improved month since
Ever since we got back Christmas, we have had our days where we haven't been very sharp, but there haven't been very many. That goes to them and their desire to get better. They really have improved a lot since the beginning of the season, but we have to continue to improve as we play the month of February.
create lets offense score trying variety
The thing about him is that he is very aggressive. He lets offense come to him. It's not like he is overzealous or over-aggressive in trying to create things. He can score in the variety of ways.
coming life
At that point, you could just see the life coming back into our bodies.
basketball college compete doubt dream eight elite game games opportunity true
There's no doubt we're excited. To be one game away from an opportunity to compete in the Elite Eight ... That would be a dream come true for most of these guys. This is why you play college basketball --to play in games like this.
balanced challenge extremely grand plays respect team valley
We have a lot of respect for Grand Valley State. They have an outstanding team. They are a big, balanced team that plays extremely hard. It will be a big challenge for the Cougars.
came played pleased
I thought he really played well when he came in. I was very pleased with his effort.
ball bit broke good open pack shot
(Johnson) had a pretty good look. He got the ball in the open court, and we wanted him to create. He broke away from the pack a little bit and got the shot up.
creating good guys job maybe scoring team
Maybe it is not scoring or rebounding. The guys are doing a good job defensively of creating good opportunities for their teammates. They are a good team to coach.
run seemed stepped time
That was huge, but they make big plays. It seemed like each time we made some kind of a run at them, they stepped up.
guy happy step
I am just really happy to see a guy like him step up and make big plays. He has been doing that all year.