Rich Herrin
Rich Herrin
Rich Herrinis a college basketball coach at Morthland College. He was head coach of the Southern Illinois University Salukis men's basketball team from 1985 to 1998. He was also one of the most successful high school basketball coaches in Illinois history, at Benton High School, where he coached numerous renowned players, including former NBA and Olympic star, Doug Collins, Saint Louis University Walk-On Legend "Jumpin" Joe Durham, as well as former Georgia Tech great, Richard Yunkus. After SIU, he coached...
asks basketball believer bit coach great lead minutes ready relaxed
We had a big lead and thought we had it made, but we relaxed a little bit and they battled back. I'm a great believer you have to be ready to play 32 minutes of basketball if that's what your coach asks of you. I don't think we got that tonight.
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The biggest thing is that we competed and got a lot of mileage out of our talent. No way I'm bad-mouthing our talent, but I tell you what, our guys played very, very hard in certain basketball games.
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They came out quick and we didn't respond. We knew they were going to come out charged and ready to play and we didn't. They hit their shots and we didn't hit ours and next thing we know we're in trouble.
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We started so good and then we relaxed a little bit and they played very aggressive. They're a good ball club. We'd have sure liked to win two and we didn't get it done, but at least we're playing and having some fun.
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We didn't cover the three and all we had to do was put a hand in their face and make them put it on the floor.
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We didn't really take advantage on the boards like we should have but, hey, it's a nice victory. We have to work for everything we get and it's nice that at least we're not in the cellar of the league now.
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We played a lot harder in the second half. We got some guys in there that wanted to play. Allen wanted to play, Brown came in and played. Our intensity level was much better than it was.
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They're playing well right now, like any team should this time of year. They'll come with excitement. They like to get up and down the floor. They run the fast break efficiently.
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They're a team we're capable of beating unless they play like absolute gangbusters. They're not a big team, but they're a very good offensive rebounding team and we'll have to check them off the boards.
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He's a very good passer and played hard. And he turned his game up a notch the last five or six games.
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We made some good passes that allowed Childers to finish. He really played a tremendous basketball game.
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Any time we win it's because we've played hard. I told the kids two things: One, you'll have a lot more left at the end when you've played hard, and, two, the harder you play the luckier you get.
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Their quickness made us panic a little bit. As long as we took care of the basketball and got a good shot every possession, we were in good shape.
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