Will Blalock
Will Blalock
William Anthony Blalockis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada...
fault gets half hard head kid points register stop worked
They've never worked this hard in their life, so I can't really fault them, but after a while, it's got to register in your head that if a kid gets 18 points in the first half ... I've got to do something to stop him.
children kids lunch
I didn't have a good childhood because I never could get along with other kids. I was the child that sat in the corner eating lunch by herself.
contain elite five hard hit three
They've got those two perimeter shooters and three elite big guys; it's hard to contain all five of them. They hit too many threes.
alive couple early envisioned games hope losing next three
I'm going to keep hope alive during these next couple games that something turns. Losing three in a row, going to Oklahoma, is not what I envisioned early on.
excuse excuses people saying tired
I'm tired of people making excuses for them, saying they're young. They're young, but they've got talent. They have to come out and use it.
defense half oklahoma state stepped straight
Oklahoma State had something like 10 straight possessions in the first half without a basket. Our defense really stepped up.
bring inside knocking
We've been knocking them over with those pads. Inside there is someone that is tough. We just have to bring that out of them. (Taggart) has been tough, he just doesn't play as tough.
hard played second woke
We wanted to take his 3-ball out of the equation. In the second half, he woke up and really played hard for them. That's why they got the win.
happens rest wait
We'll just have to wait and see what happens the rest of the way.
beat figure figuring guys heads realize three top won
We went toe-to-toe with Oklahoma, and we figure they're probably top three in the conference,. Now we're figuring on our schedule, we should be able to beat anyone. Guys don't have their heads down; we realize we should have won that game.
bricks came easier knew step
We knew he was going to step it up. He came up to me and Curtis and told us he was going to take some of the bricks off our shoulders. He made it a lot easier for me.
anybody coach effort great guard instead playing practice start telling
We've been telling coach we want to start playing more man-to-man. He told us that if we give great effort in practice that he'd try it. Now we can guard anybody instead of going 2-3 (zone) all game.
win
That was a big win for them. They are probably in.
win
If we don't win it, we are going to the NIT.