Gary Waters
Gary Waters
Gary Steven Watersis an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Cleveland State University. Waters was named the 14th head basketball coach at Cleveland State University on April 6, 2006. Gary S. Waters is a Detroit, Michigan native and a 1969 graduate of Mackenzie High School; he is also a member of the Ferris State University Hall of Fame. He previously coached at Rutgers University, guiding the Scarlet Knights to the NIT tournament final in...
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There's a lot of things that didn't go well today but the biggest thing is that we didn't shoot the basketball well. We just couldn't buy a basket today.
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I've got to give Quincy credit throughout that whole ordeal because he never wavered. All these statements didn't come from Quincy. Quincy wanted to be here.
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Question marks began after just a couple of losses. We were still on plan, but questions about my coaching began.
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Like I told them in the locker room, I'm getting tired of telling them that. We lost our game at Syracuse where we played hard, were right there with a chance to win, and we didn't win it. We need to find a way to get over that hump. And that's the whole ballgame right there.
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They are, in my estimation, very important to the team. Because the things they do we wouldn't have the starters doing. They give themselves up in practice by becoming other players. They educate themselves on the other team.
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They really surprise me how close they mimic other players. They definitely go out there and play that position. They take pride in what they do.
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I told our guys if we had had a timeout we would have won that game. We would have set up something for that last shot.
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I told our guys in the locker room that if we had a timeout, we would've won that game. We would've set something up on that last shot.
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The coaching profession is not designed for coaches.
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The kind of depth they have is quality depth. They stay at the same level when they bring guys in off the bench. It keeps teams at bay. It's been a major factor in their success. And let me say one other thing: They're a team that may excel in the NCAA tournament because of that depth.
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A lot of people will say our kids are playing for me. No, they're playing to better themselves.
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Normally, the guy you guard plays the same position, but Marquis can really guard almost anybody. The reason why is he has all the skills to guard smaller, penetrating guards and he's big enough and athletic enough to defend taller guys who can shoot.
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The thing I give Quincy credit for, throughout the entire ordeal, is that Quincy never wavered. Quincy wanted to be here, because there are other things here for him, putting basketball aside.
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That's going to be a tough game here Saturday. Home court is going to be a major, major issue in this league.