Steve Alford
Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alfordis an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 November 1964
CityFranklin, IN
CountryUnited States of America
body college figured people players pros student
The pros may have figured out how to keep people from the floor, but they haven't figured out how to keep players from the stands. The student body is still the most important thing about the college game.
difficult regardless
We know regardless of who we play, it will be a difficult game.
practice study trying
You have notebooks, so every day he's going to say things you need to write down and study and learn. The practice sessions are a little different 'cause these are walk-ons trying out.
absolutely five good leaders-and-leadership left losing perfect players returning work
We're losing five really good seniors. They've been absolutely perfect leaders. They've left a lot for the returning players to work with.
good hard players
When good players get going, they're hard to stop, and Jeff's a good player.
good hard jeff players stop
When good players get going, they are hard to stop, and Jeff is a good player. He got going and it was hard for them to stop him just like it was hard for us to stop Vincent.
guards guys phenomenal wilt
When Wilt played, there weren't a lot of guys his size. Now you've got guards that are 6-7 or 6-8. For (Bryant) to do that is a phenomenal feat.
basketball good incredible playing ten worry
They've got an incredible resume, this is a very good basketball team, and we know that. They aren't going to be intimidated or worry about playing a Big Ten opponent.
earned happen worked
They've earned it. They worked awfully hard. But there's a lot that can happen in February.
beat five last league people team time top
They've been on the top of our league for the last five years. They've been the team to beat for a long time and not a lot of people have been able to do it.
frustrated today
They've been frustrated because they haven't been making shots. Today they made those shots.
beyond far gone great group legacy none played special teams
A lot of great teams have played on this floor, but none has gone undefeated. This is a very special group of seniors. Their legacy will go far beyond this year.
experience happen helps hope upsets veteran
A lot of times, those upsets happen when you don't have a veteran team. We've got to hope that experience helps us.
bench deep games played three wear
They played three games in three days. That's not easy. They don't have a real deep bench right now. We just wanted to wear on them.