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...
conference everybody nobody tough travel
The travel is what makes this conference so hard. Everybody is tough at home, and nobody has to travel like how we do it.
foul stayed trouble
I stayed with them because we were in foul trouble. I went as long as I could with it, and then went back to our big zone.
coaching focused pleased remember stayed staying team time
I've been coaching a long time and I really don't remember one where we trailed the whole time. But I was pleased with my team for staying focused the whole time. We just stayed there and stayed there.
factor fatigue good help reasons
I use it to help them get hungrier. There are reasons for that (domination in Reno). They're good and there's the fatigue factor (playing at Reno's 4,500-feet elevation).
tv worst worth
The worst part about it is that payback game. And when you don't get a TV game, it doesn't feel worth it.
dunk kids
The way kids think today, a dunk is a big thing. They all want to do it.
against hard looks paper ready rival sports tough
The way it looks to me on paper is another Fresno-Hawaii, down-to-the-wire game. We always play hard and play tough against them. They're a rival in all sports here and we have to be ready to play.
loss second tied
It was very important. We're tied for second on the loss side.
accepted group improved practice roles skills stayed together
This group has probably improved through practice more than any group I've had. That's because they have the skills to do it, but they also accepted their roles and really stayed together as a team.
amount minutes numbers tired
They're tired because of numbers and the amount of minutes they've had to play and the way substitutions have gone. But we're still winning, so that's good.
hard watch
(Substituting is) our job. They need to play hard and we need to watch them.
block far overall prepare shots sure teams
As far as overall size, this is one of the better teams we've had. I'm sure other teams prepare for it because they know we're going to block shots and do some things inside.
bit looking offense run selfish
That's where they're getting a little bit selfish with it, I think. They're not looking to run the offense like they were earlier.
ball game played san tougher
San Jose is a better ball club. They played much more competitive in the league. We'll have a tougher game (tomorrow) than we did tonight.