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...
amazing difference home showing toughest
It's amazing what a difference being at home makes in this league. We have the toughest travel, but its showing in other teams, too.
pressure
That's a lot of pressure to put on (the starters).
against beating good improve
That's a lot of beating yourself against a very good team. If we don't improve the free-throw shooting, we're going to be in trouble.
against beating good
That's a lot of beating yourself against a good team.
beat defense good score solid
They can score a lot of points, they want that up-tempo game. We can't get into a between-the free-throw-line kind of game, because that's where they beat you out there in the middle. We've got to play good solid defense and try to keep their penetration down.
almost town
They'll be in town before we get there. So it's almost like we're making another (road) trip.
good saw
We already saw how good they can be, and they're even better at home.
beat cut game good lead louisiana mexico played state tech tough transition work
We had a good lead on New Mexico State down there and got into a transition game with them and they beat us. Louisiana Tech has always played us tough here. We've got our work cut out.
systems
We've got a lot of new systems going.
among complain last reason three worth
We had three straight, and they like to rotate it among the other teams, so I can't complain about that. But the reason why you want to be a part of it is to get the (television) exposure. It was worth it for us the last three years because we got the exposure.
attitude far improving passive past team teams themselves works
This team works better than other teams we've had in the past as far as improving themselves on the court, and the attitude is always positive. But this team has its own personality, and unfortunately, it's a passive one.
coming defense early guys hard helping junior recovers tracking
Early in the season, there was a lot of separation, because he didn't think defense coming out of junior college. Now he's right with the guy, tracking hard and getting out in him. And our big guys are helping him, and he recovers better than he did.
game pull rest underdogs year
We're the underdogs here, no question. So it's the kind of game that can really get you going for the rest of the year if you pull it off.
both changes fit game hard prepare
We need to get everything down on both ends. (Davey) is hard to prepare for because he mixes things up. He changes his game to fit the opponent.