Frank Haith
Frank Haith
Frank James Haith, Jr.is the men's basketball head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Haith had previously been the head coach at the University of Miami and the University of Missouri...
difference free game good guys hard high team terms
They're an outstanding team and J.J. is terrific. We executed our game plan. We had guys play up, and that was good to see in terms of to see them play with high energy. The difference in the game? We make one three, they make 13 threes. We make 10 free throws, they make 29.... When you look at those two numbers, it's hard to win.
bit playing separate teams themselves
You're playing to be one of those teams that doesn't play on that first day. Right now, everybody's so jumbled up, somebody's got to separate a little bit here to get themselves in position.
felt smart tight
You never felt like they were rattled, even when we got the lead. BC is a really smart team. They're very experienced. They know how to play in tight situations. They've been in it.
basketball guys passion second understand year
This is our second year (in the ACC), and I wanted our guys to understand the passion for basketball (in the conference).
believes confidence good knew particular shooter
That's Guillermo's guy. He's got confidence in him. Denis has been a streaky shooter this year, but one thing about him is that he's got a lot of toughness. He believes he can make plays, which can be good and bad. In that particular play, I knew he was going to shoot it. That's just the way Denis plays, he was going to take the shot.
word
Anthony wouldn't say a word when I first got here.
gave last lead missed next row second stepped three
Anthony Harris' three was really huge. We had a timeout and he had missed his last two or three in a row and I told him, 'You're going to make the next one.' He stepped up and I think the three he made gave us the lead in the second half. Once he made that three I don't think we gave up the lead.
final five tougher
They were just tougher than us in the final five minutes, and that's something we have to fix.
ball good guys looks move terms
They got some really good looks in terms of us being able to move the ball and make good decisions. Those guys made big plays.
aggressive ball breaking felt good job
We did do a good job of breaking them down. They're so aggressive on the ball we felt like that was something we could do.
guys playing realize tournament
We're playing better. When you're in a tournament like this, the more you win, the more guys realize they're playing for something.
halfway pleased point understand
We're above.500 (in the ACC) at the halfway point and you have to be pleased with that. But we have to understand that we're a long way from where we want to be.
carolina played switched
We didn't want Carolina to get into a rhythm. We played a lot of zone, but we played some man. We switched defenses as much as we could.
couple emphasize finished losses worked
We've started well. We really wanted to emphasize how we started ballgames. And we finished well. A couple losses we've had, that's been something we haven't done very good. ... We've really worked on our late-game situations.