Riley Wallace
Riley Wallace
Robert Riley Wallaceis a retired American basketball coach who was most recently head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa...
care
We're down to (seven) and counting. If you take care of business, you're going to be in the hunt.
chance last played second year
We played well last year (at Nevada), but just didn't win. We had a chance in the second half.
fought monster
He was a monster in there. We fought hard, we tried. But we just didn't have enough.
bench coming floor guys points score
We don't have the bench points coming in. So the guys on the floor have to do the scoring, and Julian and Ahmet didn't score tonight.
league season starting
We're 1-0 in the league and we're starting a new season now. You're in league play and that's what really counts.
calling guys power scoring
Our power guys inside, I'm calling them floaters now because there's no power. We're not scoring in the paint.
coming gets gives good position top
Riley was one of our top gets with what he can do. He gives us firepower at that position with who we have coming back. He'll be a real good one for us.
match tough
I think we match up better with Boise. That's why this was a tough one to lose.
defense easy good man post stuff until
I thought our post defense was good tonight. We didn't give them a whole lot of easy stuff until late. Overall, I thought it was a good man defense.
confidence game games gives hang offense ran run shoot stretch tried win worked
It gives you confidence that you can hang in games and come back and win them. Before, we tried to play a different game down the stretch on the road, run and shoot them out. (Last week) we ran our offense and worked it and did a much better job.
affects negative trying
Just trying to keep it light. Sometimes, when you have something negative on your mind, it affects the way you play, so we're trying to keep it all positive.
blocks changes looking shot start
I think it changes a game. Like when Ahmet blocks a shot in the post, (the opponents) start hesitating and looking to see where he is.
becomes practice
It becomes a practice problem, too. We can't even do five-on-five anymore.
good quality signing
He's a real quality signing for us. He's got good size, he can shoot, and he's a good student. He's the whole package.