Oliver Purnell
Oliver Purnell
Oliver Gordon Purnell, Jr.is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach at DePaul University. Purnell previously served as the head coach for Clemson University, the University of Dayton, Old Dominion University, and Radford University...
anybody argument league playing
I'll say it: We can make the argument that we're playing as well as anybody in the league right now.
playing talented
Thornton has really been playing well, but they've got so many talented players.
chance couple days helps hone opponent practice talk team
We had a chance to talk as a team a couple of days ago and our team was disappointed and frustrated. We've had two days to practice and re-focus. To be able to hone in on an opponent helps us even more.
behind crew front mentally physically sharp
We were not mentally sharp or physically sharp, but you have to give Ernie and his crew a lot of credit. We've got to put this behind us because we've got the ACC in front of us.
adjust change game map might road
We've got to change and adjust - every game might have a little different road map to it.
defensive eight focus learned led lesson lose painful shots steals teams
We learned a painful lesson here today. If you lose focus on the defensive end of the floor, teams can get you. They only had eight steals but all eight of them led to shots we couldn't defend.
indication james mays returning
We still have every indication that James Mays will be returning this summer.
certainly game point regroup toward win year
I think we most certainly will probably be in the NIT. We've got to find a way like we have all year long to go back, regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
run winning
I think we will probably be in the NIT. It's disappointing we didn't make a run at winning (the ACC) tournament.
ahead challenge definitely erase says scouting team
I don't think we want to erase it. It definitely says to our team that we have a real challenge ahead of us. We want to use it for scouting purposes. We don't want to erase any part of the season.
access candidates final four hiring obviously process qualified start
I will start the process of hiring a replacement immediately. I obviously will have access to a lot of qualified candidates who are here at the Final Four in Indianapolis this weekend.
hold run toughness
It exemplifies toughness. They make a run at you and you make a toughness play or two to hold them off.
care developing experience itself player premium terms winning
I think player development will take care of itself with experience. Experience is something you can't put a premium on in terms of developing as a player, so there's nothing we can do about that. We're concentrating on winning a game.
catch cold defensive focus learned lesson lose painful shooting teams
We've learned a painful lesson here today. That is if you lose focus on the defensive end of the floor, teams can catch you, particularly a team that was as cold shooting as we were.