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
beat felt good start tough
I never felt like we were in it. They are very good at the start of each half, that's their staple. We weren't very good, and they were awfully good and they're tough to beat here when they play that way.
absolutely beat beats highest loves special
That's what's special about Jeff. He's not going to beat you because he's the strongest, fastest, quickest, highest jumper out there. He beats you because of his will to win. He absolutely loves to compete.
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.
beat defensive good guarded team third week
We beat a very good team tonight, and we did it by guarding. They guarded us well, too. These are two good defensive teams, for the third week of November.
again beat beats chance control four hope somebody teams
These are four important games. The teams you play one time, you don't get another chance to play them again if they beat you. If you win, you control your own destiny. If you don't, you have to hope somebody else beats that team.
indiana phone
Indiana went about it a little different in how they did their search. I never got a phone call. I was never contacted.
both chicago coming everybody good job knew media met nice surprised teams top
I knew when we met in Chicago (for media day). I thought we were going to be pretty good because we're healthy, and I thought Michigan, with everybody coming back, they'd be one of the top teams in the league. Both of us have done a nice job at the midpoint. I'm not surprised at all.
point starting
It's starting to get to that point now.
coach gets knight mentally team wear
It?s something coach Knight used to always do. It?s a long season. It?s a grind. Back when I played, there were 18 (conference) games. It gets to be very long and can mentally really wear your team down.
easy
It's not an easy time, it's not an easy day when that happens. It's just hard.
developed players
They've really developed some toughness. The players get it done between the lines.
against continued drake heal played robert sure
There was a possibility that he could have played against Drake and Robert Morris, but we wanted to make sure he continued to heal properly.
break capable days deal difficult game guard guards guys handled handling later lost sudden
This is a very difficult game to all of a sudden break in guard play, especially with the guards that they have. We just lost an outstanding player, and two days later we've got to deal with this. I thought we handled it as well as our guys are capable of handling it right now.
enjoy enjoyed glad last ncaa players sure
I'm glad we got a day for the players to enjoy what they did last weekend. We made sure they enjoyed it. But this (the NCAA tournament) is what you play for.