David McLaughlin
David McLaughlin
David McLaughlin is a Canadian political figure. He was Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1993...
bit defense gas great half played ran second
It was a take of two halves. We played great defense in the first half and I think we ran out of gas a little bit there in the second half.
bit difficult guys hard incredibly move next ready sting worked
It's incredibly disappointing. You feel for the guys who have worked so hard for it. The difficult thing you have to do is let it sting for a little bit and be ready to move on for next week.
great job lead playing seniors shots
I thought the experienced guys, the leaders, the seniors and Lance (Clarke, a junior) did a great job of playing through adversity, getting great shots and getting the lead back up.
alumni ball crowd everywhere filled goes huge side staff
You kind of say once the ball goes up, it won't be important, but that was a huge crowd for us. We filled up one whole side of the gym. It was family, students, faculty, staff and alumni support. Everywhere I turned, it was one of those groups.
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great half player result second simply stop
What he did in the second half is a result of him simply being a great player. You can only stop a great player like him for so long.
body close player shape time
He is not even close to the same player he was as a freshman. To his credit, he has put the time in and become a better player. His body has changed. He's much stronger. He's in much better shape and he's much better with the basketball.
apologize both defensive five good hold minutes percent settled stops teams
I'd like to apologize for the first five minutes of the game. After both teams settled down, I thought we made some really good defensive stops -- we were able to hold that team to 30 percent in the first half.
ball believe came defense early giving great halftime looks offensive ready recipe stepping three
We really came out ready to play, especially on the offensive end. I thought we got some great ? not good, great looks early and we were stepping into our shots. The ball went inside-out and I thought we were really making the defense work. I believe we went into halftime with 10 assists and three turnovers and giving up no offensive rebounds. When you do that, it's usually a recipe for success.
against defend good great guard inside league post talented team
Obviously, being a league opponent, that's great for the Northeast-10. They're a well-coached team that's talented inside and out. They get good guard play and they've got very good post players. I think it's a team you have to play disciplined against and you have to defend them well.
deserve earned proud
They should be proud of that record. They deserve it. They earned it. But I think they won't settle.
guys happy matter ready rest
I'm just really happy for the guys getting this experience. Right now, it's a matter of getting them some rest and getting ready for (tonight).
chance coached group kids lucky
I'm very lucky to have coached this group. I don't think I'll ever get a chance to coach a group of kids like this, and if I do, I'll be very lucky.
allowed bring coaches past remember tape
I can still remember going down there and not being allowed past the gate. One of the coaches had to bring the tape out to me.