Matt Brady
Matt Brady
Matt Bradyis an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball coach at James Madison University. He was introduced at a press conference on March 26, 2008. Brady was formerly the head coach at Marist College, departing with a 73–50 record in four years. He took the Red Foxes to a MAAC regular-season championship in 2007. Marist then advanced to the NIT, where it defeated Oklahoma State in the first round. The NIT victory was the first ever postseason...
again defensive difficult talked team
We talked to this team over and over again about defensive intensity. They made some very difficult shots.
developing floor guard guy harder move myriad ryan score situations skills
We move him around the floor and put him in a lot of situations where he could score in a myriad of ways. I think it's harder to guard a guy like Ryan when he is developing his skills and he's never in the same place on consecutive possessions.
ball basket kept key looked lost motor second top work
For a second there he lost the ball at the top of the key at his basket and it looked like it was going to work out. He just kept his motor running.
against animal backs bench caged lose survive wall
It's lose and go home, survive and advance. Hopefully, our bench will come through. I want us to play like our backs are against the wall ? like a caged animal. They say a caged animal is dangerous.
plays thankful
It wasn't pretty. We're just thankful we had enough plays in us.
both earned good happy senior teams terrific year
They're both good teams with terrific senior guards. I'm happy to have earned a bye. It's something we couldn't do in our first year here. We're making progress.
came energy game lost turned
This game was lost in the first half. They came out with a lot more energy in the first half, and we turned it over way too much.
concerned doubt games good home league playing recognize stepping teams win
I think you have to win your home games in this league. I think this win establishes us as a good team. I only want to be concerned with stepping forward, playing better and getting contributions. I think the other teams in the league recognize it. ... Should we have some more wins, no doubt about it.
best league night perhaps played proud talented team
I think we just played the most talented team in the league on perhaps their best night of the year. I'm really proud of our effort.
best night perhaps played talented team year
I think we played the most talented team of the year on perhaps their best night of the year.
beat dangerous extremely presents problems proven team
I think Canisius presents a lot of problems because they're terrific, defensively. If they're making shots, they're an extremely dangerous team because they've proven they can beat anybody.
amongst gonna growing james teammates trust
James has made strides. There's a growing trust amongst his teammates that James is gonna come through if we get him going.
bats late missed until
Our bats didn't get going until late in the game. We missed out on some opportunities early.
advantage game gives score
Our backcourt gives us an advantage in most games. Not necessarily in the Iona game. But most other games, we have an advantage. We never know from game to game who's going to score the ball.