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...
began coaching couple marks question questions
Question marks began after just a couple of losses. We were still on plan, but questions about my coaching began.
coming letting loss people
People still aren't letting me live down that loss to Providence. But we're coming along.
clear five focus four hurt intent next team
I wanted to clear the air. I wanted everyone to know my intent and have my team able to focus on the next four or five games, if we have that many, and not have them hurt in this process.
almost athletic defend guard guards guy guys plays reason skills taller
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.
coming confidence hands louisville pieces
They've got all the pieces and they're coming here with all the confidence in the world. That's why they can go to a place like Louisville and not get fazed by their surroundings and come away with a victory. We'll have our hands full.
coming confidence
They've got all the pieces, and they're coming here with all the confidence in the world.
kids people playing
A lot of people will say our kids are playing for me. No, they're playing to better themselves.
close definitely mimic pride surprise
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.
against continues help man night scoring teams
You take the young man at Marquette (Steve Novak), he went to a big night against Connecticut - Quincy is consistently scoring in the 20s; if he continues to do that, I know it can only help us. But I know teams are going to try to take him away from us.
court game home issue major tough
That's going to be a tough game here Saturday. Home court is going to be a major, major issue in this league.
against bring emotion game great half intensity job kids knew playing plays team
This game was about intensity and toughness, and I knew Ollie would bring that to the table. I just thought our kids did a great job playing with emotion and intensity. That's something we didn't do in the first half against Providence, but understand, that was an oddity. This team plays hard.
aside follow lead practice pulled shows team time
This (game) shows you he's maturing, but at the same time it shows you his leadership. At practice Friday, I pulled Quincy aside and told him, 'You got to lead this team on this floor.' They follow his lead. He responded.
best forward goals move obtain realize
They were down, and there was some frustration. I made them realize that they can move forward and still obtain all the goals and objectives. I had to make them realize my situation. This is the best move for me.
coming nba
They were coming in droves. It was everything from NBA people, to everything.