Rodney Tention
Rodney Tention
Rodney Ellis Tentionis an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at San Jose State. He was formerly the head men's basketball coach at the College of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University. Tention was then hired an assistant at Stanford University under head coach Johnny Dawkins...
definitely enjoy hope opportunity player today
You got to enjoy the opportunity that you get to see a player like that. You just hope he doesn't go off on you like that. He's definitely everything that has been advertised, at least today he was.
enjoy game playing since starting strive takes talking team understand
We are playing as a team right now. It is what we have been talking about since the beginning. We strive to get better every game and the team is starting to understand what it takes to win. They are really starting to enjoy it.
bit focus hunted intensity lost
We lost a little bit of our focus and intensity level. They've got to get used to being the hunted now, not the hunters.
ball execute guys hands shot
We had the ball in the hands of the guys we wanted to execute it. The shot just wasn't for us to go in tonight.
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Corey Belser is the quiet assassin. He's strong with the ball and he never forces anything. He's not just one of the best defensive player in the West Coast Conference, he's one of the best defensive players in the West.
chance good job
We did a good job frustrating Batista down low. But with Morrison on fire, there just wasn't a chance for us to get many boards.
defensive game team tougher
The tougher team won. Right now, the defensive part of the game is not important to our kids.
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One of the keys of playing San Francisco is containing Alan when he gets the ball in the high post. When he gets the ball in the low post, he can use his quickness to beat you. He's going to be heard from in his own career.
fourth picked
We have made some strides. We were picked fourth and we're in second. That's something.
lost
We had stumbled getting in here, but we never lost our focus.
attack beat happens
What happens is, they're being aggressive; they attack the rim. You just have to go out and beat them.
bleeding game kid middle start supposed
Absolutely. I didn't see it but my kid is just not going to start bleeding right out on the middle of the floor. That's just not the way the game is supposed to be played.
caught defenders game good job plan second sure took
Our game plan was to make sure our defenders were there when Morrison caught the ball. I thought we did a good job in the first half, he just took over the second half.
ranked
Give them credit. They compete. That's why they're ranked No. 5 (now 4). They toughened up when they got down.