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...
against basketball game half hard hopefully minutes second together treat
This is a game that is big for our guys. We have to treat this game like our first game in the Southland tournament. We have been working hard to play ULM basketball and in the second half against Lamar, we did that well. Hopefully we will be able to put 40 minutes together tomorrow.
goal hard ready record seniors similar start though three tough
Southeastern has a similar record to us, but start two seniors and three juniors. We will have to go down there and be ready for a tough game. Our goal though has to be to keep working hard and try to get better everyday.
game hard hungry league ready state texas won
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.
came hard played sit tonight tough wait win
It is unfortunate that we have to sit back and wait to see what happens. We came out tonight and could not get it done. We played hard all night, but did not play tough for 40 minutes, and that is what you have to do to win on the road.
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.
ball focus gary giving good guys hard helped improving james sharing shots taking
We are sharing the ball very well right now. Our guys are taking good shots for our team. Gary (Robinson) and James (Perkins) have really helped by giving us an inside-outside threat. We just want to keep working hard every day and focus on improving as a team.
ball coach cut fun games guys hard hung late lead played ready rest shoot team tough until
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.
gun hard knock open played ready track tried
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.
alan came close difference excited game guys happen locker next practices room shots shut tournament treat
I never close my practices and I shut it down on Friday. I was really excited about the way that they came out and responded. Alan Daniels was the difference tonight. He made some shots that we contested, but he made the shots. I told the guys in the locker room that I do not know what is going to happen from here on out, but we have to treat our next game as a tournament good.
austin credit friday guys high mud playing plays rely school seemed tuesday
It seemed like we were playing in mud tonight. Unfortunately, the young guys that we rely are used to playing on Tuesday and Friday in high school and just could not find it. Give Stephen F. Austin the credit - they made the plays when they had to.
good veteran
They come out like a veteran team. They are a good team.
driving excuses games help plays settle stop struggle tony
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.
came emotion half outer played second tough
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.
ball critical ended guys heads high hold mistakes ready shoot shooting state telling tough
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.