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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
came guys half meant shot start
That 3-point shot at the end of the half really meant a lot to us. We came back out to start the (second) half and got another three, and the guys got more aggressive.
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.
character good guys half locker plays
Our guys showed a lot of character and heart. It wasn't going to real good there at the beginning. But we made some plays at the end of the half to give us some momentum, a little feel-good going into the locker room.
effort guys hat hearts played plays tip virginia
Our guys played well enough to win. The effort was there. They played their hearts out. Tip your hat to Virginia Union. They made some big plays down the stretch.
deserved guys hearts played union virginia
Our guys played their hearts out. We battled and battled and deserved to win. But Virginia Union made one more play than us.
attention detail execute feeling guard pay team teams win
It is going to be a bear. Every team going over there has a feeling that they can win it. The teams that guard and execute and pay attention to detail are going to be the teams that win.
crowd early enthusiasm
I thought the crowd was great. We were down early and things weren't going our way. The crowd's enthusiasm got us back in the game.