Stan Heath
Stan Heath
Stanley Heath, IIIwas the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Florida. Heath formerly served as basketball coach of the University of Arkansas and Kent State University, the latter of whom he led to the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA Basketball Tournament. He led all three programs to at least one NCAA Tournament...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 December 1964
few identified late players
We identified a few players late and we really feel like we got the player we wanted.
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The thing that got them over the top was Rondo's penetration. Time after time, where the shot clock was winding down with five or six seconds to go, he came up with the play. That's what great players do.
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Here is what I liked -- we rebounded and defended our butts off the whole game. We didn't make shots in the first half and that frustrated us. I wasn't concerned. I knew we'd come back in the second half. I just told our players that our (14,734) fans deserved a good performance.
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We need to get Ferguson going a little bit more. That will be a big key for us because he defensively can match up and guard some players on their team.
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It's just maturity. Those two players have had a great relationship, but they're learning how to complement each other. It makes both of them better, and we want to ride that horse a while longer.
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They play at a much higher level at home. I have to make sure our players understand that and that we're prepared for that.
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On different nights, different guys step up for them. Their players complement each other very well. They get themselves easy baskets by running the floor and off offensive rebounds. They don't take a lot of difficult shots, and when they do, they balance it with easy shots.
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We tried to get after them defensively without Strawberry. McCray did a good job handling the pressure.
good handling job tried
We tried to get after them defensively without Strawberry, ... McCray did a good job handling the pressure.
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We talked about how much the game hurt, but we don't want it to break their confidence. The next couple of days we have to find out how hungry we are. Are they going to make sacrifices and put their heart out there to get the job done?
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We will support him and he knows that. We will make sure that he continues to work hard.
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With Florida you have got to pick a poison. I thought in the second half by using man where there was more one-on-one coverage, Steven (Hill) really held his own. I thought he had a really good game on the defensive end.
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It would be a big boost. We lost the first two and dug ourselves a hole. Winning is contagious. We want to get on a contagious winning streak as we go down the stretch.
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The start is a key. We have to be prepared for a rough game that goes down to the last two or three possessions and find a way to win it.