Rick Stansbury
Rick Stansbury
Richard Lee Stansbury, is the head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University...
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It sounds crazy. But he finds a way to get it up in there.
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It's very obvious that we're not quite as good without Lawrence Roberts. But we knew coming into this game that we didn't have him, so we can't make any excuse.
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It's much easier at home to be able to find that poise that you have to play with. On the road, it has to be something from within to keep that composure and toughness. At home, you have a much better chance of recovering from a deficit.
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It's an important year for him, and I'm glad to see his team do well, believe it or not. To win every game every year, that's not going to happen. ... We've had a lot of success against them.
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It's going to be difficult. We're going to play a really good basketball team. But we're looking forward to playing them.
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It was a special effort. For our kids to have the attitude and energy after losing some games when they're not used to it, it tells you a lot about the makeup of this basketball team. We put together 40 minutes, from start to finish.
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They are one of the hottest teams in America. I don't think anybody expected them to be where they are right now.
duke seemed successful though
It seemed like every big play that had to be made down the stretch, Duke made those plays. That's why they've been so successful though the years.
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We're playing hard out there, and that is the thing you have to do when things aren't going your way. There are just some things that we have a deficiency in, and all we can do is keep plugging away and getting better in those areas.
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We hope we won't have to go to that third point guard (Slater) very often.
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We're going to play a very good team that has one of the best front courts in this league. It won't be very easy for us.
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We know Auburn is similar to us in a lot of ways. They're so much better at home than on the road. At home, they seem to be able to be in the game. We know it'll be a difficult challenge for us.
job resting
With this team, something is new every night. He got pretty fatigued. We got to do a better job of resting him.
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We're beat up and awfully sick. We've got our work cut out for us.