Norm Roberts
Norm Roberts
Norman Robertsis a men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Kansas and is the former head coach of the St. John's Red Storm...
dad decision felt good pressure process recruiting son worked
All through the recruiting process his dad was involved, but he wanted to let his son make his own decision. He didn't want his son to come to St. John's because he felt pressure to come to New York. His son made his own decision and I think it worked out pretty good for him.
family
It was a family decision. I didn't feel there was any negativity. Cedric has to know he's been important to us.
focused four guys hard kept kids knew playing proud ranked row stayed sticking stuck teams telling three together understood
I'm really, really proud of the kids. We kept telling the guys about sticking together. We went through a hard road, playing four nationally ranked teams in a row and three of them on the road. I'm proud that we stuck together and understood we could get it done if we just stayed focused and did the things we knew we could do.
basketball east game physical time
It's Big East basketball. Big East basketball is that way. It's a physical game every time you play in the league.
catch further great job
We did a great job of getting out and pressuring them. We made them catch it a little further out, which made them a little uncomfortable.
academic dexter good leaves left personal team university
Dexter has left the team for personal reasons. He leaves the university in good academic standing.
basketball coming energy far playing putting shoot throughout
Anthony is getting better every game. He can really shoot the basketball, and he's coming into his own as far as putting it on the floor, rebounding and playing with energy throughout the whole game.
chance east
(Rutgers) is a big game. I think we'll have a chance to be in the Big East Tournament.
gonna road turned turning win year
You're never gonna win on the road turning it over as many times as we did. We turned it over 27 times and that's the most turnovers I think we've had all year in a game.
beat contested
It was a hotly contested game. They've got so many different weapons, they can beat you in so many ways.
basket close definitely guys hard played throughout
Our thought our guys battled hard, played hard throughout the whole game. They couldn't make a basket there at the end...pretty close to, but just couldn't put any in. It definitely was not a 16-point game.
attack key moments wants
We didn't have any more timeouts. I just wanted us to attack the basket. In key moments like that, no one wants to foul.
conference overall tournament
It's probably odd. You shouldn't be able to play in a prestigious tournament if you are under .500. You take a conference like ours, to get to .500, it's unbelievable. With conference record, you could be under .500, but overall record, you should be over .500.
choose definitely early excited garden kid man slam son telling wants
The young man was definitely excited about the Garden and St. John's, but it wasn't a slam dunk. Anthony told me early on: 'I'm not telling my kid where to go. We may be friends, but my son is going to choose where he wants to go.'