Ron Jirsa
Ron Jirsa
Ronald Howard "Ron" Jirsais an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Radford. He has previously been the head coach at the University of Georgia and Marshall University...
allow ball half line needed played second settled stretch
They're not going to allow you to set up what you're doing. We settled down in the second half and played much more effectively. We got to the line better but during that (first half) stretch we weren't able to get the ball where we needed to score.
couple played shooter
We had a couple of (miscues) but we didn't let it get us down. We fouled the three-point shooter (Willingham) but we didn't let it extinguish our fire. We played well in overtime.
effort hard played plays shots
I think we played hard enough and with effort but we didn't make plays down the stretch. We have to make shots when we're doing the hard work.
across basket bigger board harder inside night perfect played players playing respond
Gomez had a perfect night. Their inside players played really well. They are bigger than we are across the board and we didn't respond by playing harder or going to the basket stronger.
carolina defense east fought good job played shots
You've got to give East Carolina credit. They fought us off and made shots tonight. On defense they played a zone, and I thought they did a good job with that.
chance conference exposure great nation
The nation will see us, not only in the movie, but with our new exposure with Conference USA. It's a lot of exposure and a great chance to capitalize.
figure glad win
I'm glad we were able to figure it out because we've been pressing for a win. Every win is so important.
best happy honor spent talking week
I'm happy for our seniors. We spent this week talking about what it was going to take and it was all about effort. That was the best way to honor our seniors.
athletic game late physically seemed strong team
That's an athletic team and that's a physically strong team. I thought late in the game they seemed to get stronger.
hurt might next push second solve
Once you solve something, the next thing you see might be tougher. The second half, when we didn't push it up the floor, that hurt us. You want to make them move. When they get back and it's 5-on-5, it's tougher.
gets harder hurt next push second solve
Once you solve something, it gets harder to solve the next thing. The second half, when we didn't push it up the floor, that hurt us.
glad good month start
This is an important month for us. I was glad we were able to get it off to a good start tonight.
game good happy hope mark presence sign tonight
I am happy to see (Bro Grebe) get into the game. We need another presence to give Mark (Patton) a break, and I hope he can come in and do that. Tonight was a good sign of what he can do for us.
final six
Six out of six in the final minute; that's the difference. That's the difference.