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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
swinging time tough
We're having a tough time right now. We've just got to keep swinging and keep grinding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
continue quit
We didn't quit and will continue to fight.
remain
We haven't done anything. We need to remain hungry.