Donnie Marsh
Donnie Marsh
Donnie Marsh is an assistant men's basketball coach at South Florida. He was previously the head coach at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. He was also head coach of The College of New Jersey from 1989 to 1993 and an assistant coach at Indiana University...
channel emotions floor goal guys recognize running tip ton ultimate
A ton of emotions will be running through them from tip to buzzer. We've just got to try and get those guys to keep that in check, channel it the right way on the floor and recognize that the ultimate goal is for them to have a win.
decisions good sure
He has to play with emotion. If you take that away from him, you take away a big part of his game. We make sure he understands you have to make good decisions at the right time. For the most part he does that.
boil close defense department far home needs road struggled win
I think road or home, you can boil it down, and it's really that our defense isn't even close to where it needs to be to win at home or on the road. We have struggled in that department for far too long.
heart minutes practice
For him to play 36 minutes after no practice is amazing. That's his heart and mentality. He's doing everything he can to win.
certainly close hard learning
We're certainly disappointed in not being able to close it out. It's hard to say we're still learning how to play 40 minutes, but that's the crux of it.
effort expect improve kids point pull road searching team themselves win
We're all at a point where we know that we have to improve that effort if we expect to win on the road in the Big Ten. I don't think our team is fragile. I think they're kids who are searching for a way to pull themselves out of this and I think they will.
minute plays point quickness respect
You have to respect his quickness and his speed, and the way he plays the game. Every minute he's on the floor, he plays hard. He plays to the point of exhaustion.
best care continuing rest time trying
We're trying to play the best we can at the right time of year. If that makes us dangerous, so be it. What we want to think about is continuing to get better and better each time we go out. Then we'll let the rest take care of itself.