Rick Stansbury
Rick Stansbury
Richard Lee Stansbury, is the head men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University...
difficult easily good kids miss quit team tonight took
This is a difficult thing we're going through. We're not used to this. The kids can very easily get down, quit working and have attitudes, but this team didn't do it. We took a very good Ole Miss team tonight and did something to them that no one's done to them.
difficult experience gains good leadership players providing
The pluses are that (Gordon) is a good player. He is going to be one of the better players in the league. If he gains more experience he will be really good, he has had some difficult times and has been providing good leadership as a freshman.
came charles energy half kids played plays second
I thought our kids came out the second half and played at that other energy level. We made a lot of plays for Charles Rhodes.
best team weeks
I said two weeks ago they are the best team in the country.
fight fighting games home kids lives three trying
Our kids understand. They know where we're at. We've got three home games left, and two games on the road. We're just trying to fight to get better. They're fighting for their lives every game.
chance degree example lawrence lead national naturally player step vocal
Lawrence has a chance to be the national player of the year, and with that comes another degree of responsibility. He's not naturally a vocal guy. He has to step up and become a vocal leader, and lead by example every day.
experience gained last needs team time
He's a load. They've gained some experience in the last two years, and Curtis is a presence. We're still a team in progress. Our cohesiveness is not where it needs to be, this time of the year.
ball beat chance difficult shoot shoots shot
When they shoot the ball they have a chance to beat anybody. When Kelley shoots it the way Kelley shot it tonight, they're very difficult to beat.
ability advantage guy lost score small
We lost the only advantage we had, which was ability to play small. We don't have another small guy to go score in transition.
good job
Rod's done a good job with this team. They're much improved.
game needs opens versatile
Reggie needs to not always look for the 3-pointer. He's got to play off that dribble, take it to the hole, which he's done more lately. A mid-range game opens up the 3-point shot. It makes him a more versatile player. And he needs to be a screener, because screeners get open. But it's getting better.
basketball night
He was around the basketball all night long.
best hardest needs player realized responsibility
He had to play into this role. There's a lot of responsibility that comes with (it). Your best player needs to be your hardest worker. Once he realized that, he's been more consistent.
notch took turned
We took it to them a little bit. We turned it up a notch defensively.