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
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I know their guards are good players. They are very capable of stepping up and making things happen. If we're focused, really defending and moving our feet, we can disrupt them. But we have to make sure we play at that energy level.
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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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Auburn is a difficult team to play because they have so many different defenses. We wanted to make sure we had a high energy level. I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.
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Tennessee is a great team. They are having a special season. The key is it will be a battle of possessions. We have to make sure we don't turn it over too much and that we rebound. We have to go there like we're on a mission.
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If we didn't know the definition of adversity before, I'm sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow.
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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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He wants to play in the NBA. He knows that's a big part of his future. In order to do that the rule was specifically made for guys like him, guys who aren't really considered in that realm of a first-round draft pick. Ronnie is going to make sure he doesn't do anything to jeopardize his ability.
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We've got to make sure we pick our guys back up and still be demanding, still be encouraging. Florida is having a great season.
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I'm tired of free throw situations where we're supposed to be getting those rebounds and we're getting pushed underneath the basket and we're not getting them. And a lot of times he's the culprit. It just isn't acceptable.
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I?m tired of free throw situations where we?re not getting the rebound. And he?s been a culprit. But in fairness, he had six rebounds today. I gave him one more chance and he responded.
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I knew we had lost two games by not very much, but played hard doing it. I told the guys I wanted them to play hard, but I also told them to have fun.
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I know a couple years ago when we were there, we were kind of starry-eyed. ...We've got an older team now, and we've got a team that I don't think is going to be looking around the arena. We're going to go there hungry, we're going to go there ready to play and we'll see what happens from there.
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I like our chances. I always thought all this team was missing was one big win, and we got that marquee win over Florida to turn things around.
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I'm really trying to keep our team focused on what's in front of us. Knowing that we still have destiny in our control. We still have it in our hands.