Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacolettiis the men's basketball coach at Drake University. He played collegiate basketball at Minot State University in North Dakota from 1980–1984, where he was a four-year letterman and a team captain for two seasons. He received his degree in physical education in 1985...
against force impressed offensive seemed work
Nothing seemed to work against him. He really impressed me. He's become a real offensive force.
against counter hardest prepare princeton team tried
They were the hardest team I've had to prepare for in 20 years of coaching. A lot of it is the Princeton system, but a lot of it is (Mooney's) coaching. They had a counter for every (defensive) thing we tried to do against that offense.
against counter hardest prepare princeton team tried
They were the hardest team I've had to prepare for in 20 years of coaching, ... A lot of it is the Princeton system, but a lot of it is (Mooney's) coaching. They had a counter for every (defensive) thing we tried to do against that offense.
game good handle job pressure turning vegas
That's the game right there. They crawled right up into us and we couldn't handle the pressure. Vegas did a good job of turning the pressure up.
defense direction hard hopefully pride step taking
It's been hard for us taking pride in our defense, and hopefully we were able to take a step in the right direction today.
university
To give back to the university like that is unbelievable.
kid liked looking signed
We were looking at another kid on that team, who signed with Cal. But we liked Luca better.
discipline head players retain variety
As the head coach, I retain the right to discipline my players for a variety of reasons.
aggressive catch game half second start
We had to do something different the second half because we had to catch up and score. We got around to being more aggressive and having the game start going our way.
came chance couple empty losses offensive stop tough win
Those were as tough a couple of losses as I've had in a long time. In each game, we had a chance to get a stop to win it, and then we got an offensive chance to win it and we came up empty each time.
attack goes heart honest knees scared sort
To be honest with you, I thought he was having a heart attack this morning. He went down and had shortness of breath. He kind of goes down to his knees and I thought he was having some sort of heart issue. I think it scared everybody.
found guys hung perfect point runs teams
They made their runs and most teams would have folded. They were up by one point and our guys hung in there. It's never perfect on the road, but we just found a way.
attack course middle mode people stop successful switch teams
They do something different than people see in the course of the year. They switch one through five. It makes you stop and not attack, but you have to be in attack mode and penetrate the middle of that thing. Teams that have been successful with penetration have had success.
great hate number opportunity situations worked
It's a great opportunity for him. It's one of those situations where he's worked his butt off for a number of years. He's very deserving. We hate to see him go, but that's how it works.