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 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.
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.
against force impressed offensive seemed work
Nothing seemed to work against him. He really impressed me. He's become a real offensive force.
kid liked looking signed
We were looking at another kid on that team, who signed with Cal. But we liked Luca better.
coaching experience great head needs none randy ready until
Randy would do a great job, he's ready to be a head coach. I don't think he has a weakness. He just needs the opportunity. None of us had head coaching experience until we got our first chance.
point
Offensively, I'd say he's more of a point guard. Defensively, I'd say he's better off guarding a two.
discipline head players retain variety
As the head coach, I retain the right to discipline my players for a variety of reasons.
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.
ability control starts talking trying understand work
We really need to work on the things that we can control. It all starts defensively. We can control our effort, our talking and our ability to understand what we are trying to do out there. We need to just get back to the basics.
above diego everybody head obviously san shoulders state wide
I think San Diego State is obviously head and shoulders above everybody else with their experience. And after that, I think it is wide open,
creates improved player problems skilled
I think he is the most improved player in the league. He is so much more skilled offensively and creates a lot of problems inside.
amazing anybody job league sustain
I think he's done an amazing job to keep it all together, especially without Welch. I don't think anybody in this league thought they could sustain it.
chance chip energy great high impressed plays post
I think he has a chance to be really good. I was probably more impressed in person than I was on tape. He's explosive, and he really plays with a high energy and kind of a chip on his shoulder, which you have to on that post spot. I think he has a great future.