Dave Rose
Dave Rose
anybody anyone best convince focus good teams time
I think that every time you play anyone in a tournament, you focus on their best games. You don't have to convince anybody of how good any of these teams are.
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We actually had a great crowd tonight. Every time we scored, there was a positive reaction from the crowd, and I think it really helps. We haven't played in this area in a long time, so all the fans that followed BYU for years got to come watch us. We also have three players on our team from Texas. It was nice to have the fans' support.
against ball blocked guy hard help judge last mexico might nervous players prepare shots throwing time wonder
Let me tell you, that guy is really, really good. It's hard to judge how he'll do with blocked shots because he didn't have any against New Mexico in the last game, but he had 19 against us in two games. You wonder if he'll be healthy. ...You try to prepare the players for how he might help out, but at the same time you don't want to get them so nervous that they're just throwing the ball up.
critical race separation stay time until
This is a critical time for us if we're going to stay in the race until the end. We can't get too much separation between us and the top.
anywhere attack basket block far justin time williams
As far as Justin Williams is concerned, he can come from anywhere at any time when you attack the basket to block shots.
conference focus great ncaa others paid people potential thrive time tournament year
It's a great time of year. There's a lot going on, and there's a lot of focus being paid to conference standings and potential NCAA tournament teams. It's a time of year where some people thrive and others struggle.
games guys last league played three time watched
The guys are learning. We had some time off (since the last game), watched some film and they know the three games we played in league were very different than the first 12.
confidence force home indicative score
I think we have so much confidence at home, which is really indicative of a young team. They feel more comfortable at home and there's a lot more energy. We need to come out and force turnovers, and score in transition.
contain games needs
I think what you do is you find the games where they had the most success, and you go from there. You want to see what they've done well, and what needs to be done to contain that.
encourage engaged move players
Our players are really engaged and encourage each other. When someone makes a mistake, they're right there encouraging them to move on and get better.
guys
Right now our guys are making big plays. Things are going our way.
atmosphere great opportunity pit playing
I think this is a great opportunity for us. Playing at The Pit can be a lot of fun. It's a great atmosphere and a great place to play basketball.
days difficult fact figure trying
I'm still trying to figure it out. I like the fact that we have days in between to prepare, which was difficult in the Saturday-Monday because of our situation.
earned felt good guys hard played
That felt good and it is long overdue. Our guys earned it. They played hard and tough.