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...
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.
against best coach competing everybody game help iowa morgan nation next played players ready state stood students test thank three
I want to thank the fans, the students at Iowa State and everybody who has stood by me for these three years. I also want to thank Coach Morgan for all his help and assistance. I feel like I have played against some of the best players in the nation while competing in the Big 12 and I am ready to test my game at the next level.
against best competing game nation next played players ready test
I feel like I have played against some of the best players in the nation while competing in the Big 12 and I am ready to test my game at the next level.
defensive efficiency finally good offense offensive played playing struggled
We finally started playing some defense. We got it down to two points, but then our offensive efficiency lacked. We couldn't get two things going at once. We played good defense, but we couldn't get it going on offense. If our offense clicked, we struggled on the defensive end.
beating early good learned played talent teams took
They have a lot of talent and they're going to be good. They played some good teams early on. They took their beating and after that they learned from it.
capable gave played
Those two played like they're capable of playing. They gave us a big lift.
committing defense easy game giving ground played shoot silly smart stood
I think we got back on track. We played a smart game and we hustled. We stood our ground on defense and made them shoot over us, which is much better than what we were doing, which was over-pursuing, committing silly fouls and giving up easy baskets.
came good jordan last passion played start took
It went the other way tonight. Jordan played a really good game. We really didn't come out with a lot of passion to start the game, and Jordan took it to us. They made the last big play, and that's what it came down to.
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.
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.
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.
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.
happens rest wait
We'll just have to wait and see what happens the rest of the way.
coaches decides
I don't know who decides that. We don't. The coaches must.