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
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For whatever reason that happens, you're more comfortable at home. It's a whole different mindset. Those teams that are able to go in those environments and perform well are the teams that ultimately win championships.
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For whatever reason, on the road our defense has not been nearly as good as it's been at home. We're going to have to get back to that because we're really going to have to guard these last two games to give ourselves a chance.
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He was a handful no matter whom it was (guarding him). I thought Jeff made him work a little bit harder. You have to give Vincent a lot of credit but you also have to give Jeff credit for wanting that (assignment).
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Guys had to play different roles. Their effort while he was absent was pretty good.
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That first group of Manchester players allowed me to enjoy coaching at a very young age that motivated me to do it. If it wasn't good, I might have made a career change.
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My only focus is on our team. All my efforts and passion and enthusiasm are on this Hawkeye basketball team.
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I just kept trying to write 'Poise' and 'Confidence' and 'Toughness' on the board. It's not like we're going to set plays up at the end of the game. We know they're fouling.
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I put that game behind me. I don't remember a lot about it. I'd rather talk about Syracuse (the game Indiana won to claim the national championship in 1987).
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That's a heck of a stretch. Now we've got two very big home games coming up, and we have to win those games and hope something else happens.
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That's always been a key in close games. We've got to continue to be aggressive offensively. We've got to continue to move our feet defensively.
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I just thought they exploited us every way we could be exploited. We seemed to be a step behind. They're quick and athletic, and we just seemed to not have quite the energy level that we hoped to have.
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I'll give him a little bit of leniency. But that's not a pass I want him to make.
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I know Jeff was very much in pain. But he was phenomenal in the second half.
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I hope it's because our guys keep getting better. We've had a trend here (where) we keep getting better later in the year. That's a good trend.