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...
close dangerous hard played playing
They're still playing hard in every game. They've played everyone close at home. I still think they're a dangerous team.
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.
bit confidence good lost practice swagger week
I think we have lost some confidence. We'll try to concentrate on a good week of practice and get the confidence back and a bit of swagger back.
best chris good grant mess ratio
I think (sophomore guard) Chris Grant has done a very good job. His assist-to-turnover ratio is best on the team, and he does the little things that we need right now. We don't need to mess with that.
bennett fact game good
I think it's a really good game for us. Other than the fact Dick Bennett can really coach. I'm very impressed.
achilles care heel pressure ready taking
Our Achilles heel has been taking care of the ball. They can get out and pressure you, so we need to be ready for that.
doctor enduring hat kids needed team tough
If the team ever needed a win, we needed one today. I take my hat off to our kids for enduring a tough week, not only on the floor, but off the floor. This is just what the doctor ordered.
against easy front island luke mentor
He is making it easy for Luke Nevill. Luke has a mentor in front of him who he competes against in practice. Luke is not out on an island by himself.
difficult shoot
He does one thing really well: shoot the basketball. He's not too difficult to scout.
bite quickly ready turn
I'll take the blame. We were not ready to play. And when you're not ready to go, how quickly something can turn and bite you.
double execute full offense pressure seen strong understand
They like to get out and double and get out and pressure us full court. We need to execute our press offense and try to be strong with it (the ball). We have seen a lot of it now. Our press offense should be something that we understand where we need to go and what we need to do.
guys hand huge stop
It was huge getting a stop right before halftime. LB, by being disciplined and getting a hand up and not fouling him, got our guys jacked up going into halftime.
against force impressed offensive seemed work
Nothing seemed to work against him. He really impressed me. He's become a real offensive force.