Thomas Gardner
Thomas Gardner
Col. Thomas Gardnerwas an American political figure and soldier...
good learn planned
He told us sometimes things don't always go as planned or how you wanted them to. He said you could learn a lot from basketball. That it transfers off the court. It was about us as men. It was a good conversation.
coach continue guy playing senior thinking year
Coach Snyder is the guy I want to play for, and I'm going to continue to play for. My senior year I want to play for Coach Snyder. ... It's not something that I'm thinking about right now because I'm playing for him right now, but at the end of the year, when the season's over ...
coach gave half
Coach said in the first half he thought I gave up on my team.
happened justify leader perspective played power second team today totally
I need to do everything in my power to show that I'm with this team. As a leader of the team you really can't justify what happened today (Saturday). I have a totally different perspective on my team. They showed a lot of heart. Hopefully, I can get back in there and play the same way they played in the second half.
bad evident game perform shots wanting
In a big game you always want to perform well, and I think I was just a little over-anxious in the first half. I think that was evident in my shots going long or short, kind of wanting to get that first shot so bad to go in.
coach decided handle reason relationship stronger
I just decided I could handle school, and that it was important to be here for Coach. My relationship with Coach has been a lot stronger than some of the players, and that's the reason I showed up.
best faced four three tough turned
It was one of the best defenses that I've faced all year. They made it tough for me to get open. I turned it over three or four times, I've got to get better.
campus easy papers
It's always around you. It's on campus every day, it's in the papers and stuff, so it's easy to look at it.
expect finish games last league lose row top
This is the same predicament we were in last year. We can't lose this many games in a row in league and expect to finish in the top half.
coach jeans knew next work worn
The next day, we're doing pre-practice work and he comes in with jeans on. Coach has never worn jeans to practice. From there we kind of knew something was wrong.
arena ball blame favorite hoops liked
This is probably my least favorite arena to play in. We really can't blame it on the arena. The hoops are still 10 feet. You still have to put the ball in the hole. But I just never really liked it. That's just my own opinion.
eight hold points shots
Our shots just weren't going in. But we were still able to hold them to 28 points and only be down eight at the half.
coaching continue create game plans search staff strategies trying
Right now we're still trying to search for that win. It doesn't get any easier. ... It's all in our control. We're the ones playing. All the coaching staff can do is continue to create strategies and game plans for us to go out and execute. We have to play the game.
best good isolate needed production
I called (Watkins) and told him that I thought it would be best if we didn't (have practice) because the production wouldn't be as good as it needed to be. You kind of just isolate yourself from the gym.