Orlando Early
Orlando Early
Orlando Earlyis an American men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Mark Gottfried...
addition brown capable college excited great hard helped multiple past positions season team work
We are excited about addition Jonas Brown to our program. He is a very capable scorer who can play multiple positions for us. He helped Angelina College to a great season this past year, so we know that he will work hard to help our team win.
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Texas State has not won a league game yet but are hungry for their first. They play very hard as a team, so we will have to come out ready to compete.
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This one was a tough one to take. We did not shoot the ball well, but still ended up shooting better than they did. We did all the little things to win, but made some critical mistakes down the stretch. Now, we just have to keep telling our guys to hold their heads high and get ready for Nicholls State on Saturday.
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We really struggled to score the ball tonight. We had a lot of good looks but could not get them to go in. We desperately need to settle down and make those shots.
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We played really well today. We were very unselfish and passed the ball well. They shot more than 50 percent from the floor in the first half and I explained to them that we needed to do a better job of contesting shots. In the second half, we made the necessary adjustments and it really feels good to get this first one on the road.
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We just did not shoot the ball well tonight. We were able to cut the lead late because our guys really hung in there and played hard until the end. Now we have to get ready for two more tough games on the road, but I really think that this is going to be a fun team to coach for the rest of the year.
address certainly effort felt maximum played time tonight
We played like we had been off for 13 days. Tonight was the first time during the lay-off that I felt we did not give maximum effort. I was very disappointed in our effort tonight and we will certainly address that when we get back and before Saturday.
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UTSA is obviously a pretty good team having already defeated us this season. Having them at home gives us an advantage, but we know it will be a challenge and that we will have to compete for all 40 minutes.
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UTSA has lost two close games on the road and they are much better than their record indicates. It is going to be tough to win on the road with a young group, especially in a hostile environment. Our main concern has to be to come out and compete on every play.
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We could never really get on track tonight. You've got to be able to be ready from the gun to come out and play. Overall, we played hard and tried to compete. We got open looks, but could not knock them down.
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Nicholls State is coming in a very hot team. They are 2-0 in league play and have been playing well. They have taken some lumps the past couple years, but have turned things around this season. We will have to play well to get the victory.
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I have my hands around the problem, we're not good enough yet. I have some young guys that are decently talented, but aren't ready yet. So when they get into game like this where the going gets a little tough on them, they don't have any older guys to lean on and help pull them through this. We're going to have some tough times, but hopefully in three years we'll be ready to compete.
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What a tough kid. He did not play with any outer emotion in the first half, but came out in the second half and played with all his heart.
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Tony has to settle down and let the plays come to him. When he struggles, we struggle. We are 12 games into the season, so I have to stop making excuses for him. I have to keep driving him, not let up, and help him become a better player.