Ricardo Patton
Ricardo Patton
Ricardo Maurice Pattonis an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the Big Eight Conference...
chance final stay win
If they stay together, they'll have a chance to go to the Final Four, to win it all.
chance chose guys reason step
I think all these guys have a chance to play. I think that was part of the attractiveness of CU, part of the reason they chose CU, because they could step in and contribute.
assume chance entire everybody good league people programs start strive successful teams unfair walking
I think it's unfair that because the traditional programs aren't just walking over everybody else in the league, people just assume that the league must be down. I just think it's a very good league. That's what you strive for when you start a league ? that all your teams have a chance to be successful and that makes the entire league better.
chance felt floor good people presence respect teams value worth
He has to make other teams respect his presence on the floor even when he's not scoring. He has to make the other people around him better. If he will value his worth in all aspects, if he makes his presence felt every night, we have a chance to be a good team.
became explain guys listen
If my guys are wise, they'll listen to someone who's done it. Someone who will explain how he became that efficient.
against basketball effort focus good great team tremendous win
It was a great win against a good basketball team and it really bodes well for our program. I thought we had tremendous focus and great effort on the part of each and every one of the guys.
life seniors start thinking
It's a new season. There's always a possibility that seniors will start thinking about life after basketball.
concerned looked seen turned
It looked like everyone who should have seen it just turned away and didn't want to see it. I was concerned for my player.
fourth guys league time
Any time you have guys that are going through the league for the fourth time, they know what to expect.
along awful beating good league means teams texas
What Texas A&M beating Texas really means to me is it just confirms what I said all along - this league is not down. There are some awful good teams in this league.
early kids signed
We signed these kids early so this is not an evaluation. We're just here for support.
heart puts
There is nothing pretty about his game. But he comes to play every day - he puts his heart in it.
change step team today
This team wanted to step up and change things. There were times today when we could have folded our tent. But we didn't.
early foot
Early on, he had one foot in and one foot out the door.