Stan Joplin
Stan Joplin
Stan Joplinis a former head men's basketball coach at the University of Toledo from 1996 to 2008...
ball happen left shoot time worst
We wanted to use all of it, to shoot the ball with very little time left so that the worst thing that could happen was overtime.
energy flow good half ran stretch took
I thought we took them out of their offense. We got our energy from defense, which isn't always the case. For a long stretch in the first half we rebounded well and ran well and we got a pretty good flow going.
attention ball defense good inside job jump keeps kicking open position quickness somebody using
Tino just keeps getting better and better. He's getting the ball in good position and using his quickness to the basket. He's getting a lot of attention inside and when the defense has an edge, he does a good job of kicking it back out to give somebody an open jump shot.
control defense except game good half inside night
I thought our defense was pretty good in the first half except we fouled too much. I thought we were in control of the game for the most part. We wanted to go inside and we did that with Tino having a good night down low.
best both giving good ground lack might neither played playing teams
I think both teams were playing pretty good defense. Neither team was giving ground on any possession. Defensively, this might have been the best we've played for 40 minutes. We had some breakdowns, sure, but there was no lack of effort.
ball continue defense giving helped post swinging taking
He's been taking what the defense is giving him, and it's helped him that we're getting the ball into the post and swinging the ball. If we can continue to play that way, it's really going to help him.
team tough
That's a tough group. I don't know if there's been more of a tough-minded team in the league.
defensive energy liked
I really liked our defensive energy and effort. We competed with a sense of urgency.
arm early glad happy kid late recruiting shot tried type work worked
I'm happy to get this type of kid this late in the recruiting process. We tried to get him early and things didn't work out, but we're glad things worked out in the end. It's a real shot in the arm for our program.
league team
I don?t know if there has been a more tough-minded team in the league for a long time.
crowd felt lead tried
I felt the crowd was great. The crowd got into it, they tried to lead us.
akron east home instead miami rather speak state
I can't speak in general, but I know I would rather play Miami and Kent State and Akron at home instead of on the road. Obviously, on paper, the East is pretty good. They have a lot of veterans.
illinois knew lived northern
I knew Northern Illinois was going to make a run. We withstood it and lived to play another day.
ball game good hand helps liked mostly passing post rarely shooting
I liked the way he was shooting mostly uncontested 3s. Rarely did he have a hand in his face. It helps when we can penetrate well, get the ball in the post and then get a good inside-outside passing game going.