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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
university
To give back to the university like that is unbelievable.
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.
discipline head players retain variety
As the head coach, I retain the right to discipline my players for a variety of reasons.
care charged effort great imagine
We need to have a great effort defensively and take care of the basketball. I can't imagine us not being emotionally charged up to play them.
fog job monday pick pieces ready since
We've just kind of been in a fog since Monday and it's my job to get us out of the fog. We'll just try to pick up the pieces and get ready for Saturday.
kid liked looking signed
We were looking at another kid on that team, who signed with Cal. But we liked Luca better.
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.
jobs money people ruins
Money is the crux of our business. People take jobs because of money. Money ruins everyone.
best grant great richard timing wish
Obviously, the timing of this is not great for us, but we will grant Richard his request. We wish him the best of luck.