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...
accepting role
What he's done, accepting his role that way, has been a big part of this team.
coming games tough
We got two tough games coming up, but if we get them both, we're right back in the hunt. It's a long way from over.
guys inside outside presence pressure
We're going to have to get better on the inside presence because that relieves the pressure so guys can get their outside shots.
mentally physically travel
We're going to have to be mentally and physically ready. When you have no depth, the travel can really take its toll.
ball deserved trust win
I'll say this, (San Jose State) deserved to win this ball game. But I'm not going to give it to them, by any means. I'll take the win, trust me.
cut host nevada pull struggled team work
In the past, the host team has struggled to pull it out. I would say Nevada has its work cut out.
advantage amongst coming game league natures ourselves seven six teams won
If you're on the other end of it, you say that. I've said it because there are six or seven teams coming in here without another game tacked on like normal. We complained amongst ourselves about it and won every game. That's just one of our natures as coaches. That's the way the league is and sometimes you get an advantage and sometimes you don't. You have to take advantage of the advantage by winning.
far second ugly
If you have to have one or the other you'd take the second half, as long as you don't get too far behind. It was a little scary, because it was pretty ugly when they were up 14.
control decision future good guys job kids leave people playing reason recruiting school
In the future it's going to be very difficult. They're going to have to do a good job of recruiting guys who have the potential. The thing that kills people that's not fair, the No. 1 reason kids leave school is playing time. You can't control that. You get penalized for his decision and not yours.
basket gives guy guys rebound rest team
He's their go-to guy and the rest of the guys get around him and work. He comes up with a big basket or a big rebound and that gives the whole team energy. That's why they don't have the big lulls in there like we have.
couple everybody help home plays practices
I don't know if it makes a difference, because everybody plays better at home in this league. But we'll still get a couple of practices in so that should help us a little bit.
game
I didn't think the game was right for (Thompson's) style.
game hard player worked
He's worked as hard on his game as anybody. And you have to say he's an All-WAC player now.
high move offensive people player scoring sets
He's an offensive player in the sense he sets other people up in the offense. He's not a scoring offensive player with high numbers. ... If you move without the ball, he'll find you.