Gary Williams
Gary Williams
Gary Bruce Williamsis an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. In 2002, he led Maryland to win the NCAA Tournament Championship. Williams retired after the 2010–11 season, and is now a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1966
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It was a really good team effort tonight. Obviously, this has been a tough week and it's been pretty hard to keep my focus, so it must be for the players also.
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I just didn't think he got a consistent run. Some games he'd get 20 minutes, 25 minutes and then he'd get like four the next day and I think that's hard on any player. Since he's been with Seattle, he's gotten a lot of opportunity to play. He just needed a chance.
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In the second half the bench played really well. That was good to see, that they were able to come out and perform and get some significant minutes.
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I thought our players did a great job the way we started out today, with everything that's going on around this particular game.
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I just didn't know a lot about the NIT, the new format, and in talking to C.M. Newton, that helped a little bit. I would think with the resources the NCAA has, they can make it a better tournament. We'll see.
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Carolina is playing better now than they were up at Maryland. We're playing about the same, and that combination was the reason for the outcome today.
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Just to get that thing to six at halftime took a lot of effort. I've seen that before. You're almost in a trap in a situation, where their best scorer (Grier) doesn't play, they lose a game probably everybody in Minnesota thought they should have won. ... Good teams come back after a situation like that, and we happened to be the next game.
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I played the first year (the 1966 season) this place opened. The way I look at it, I outlived this building.
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The season is so long, and you spend so much time with them, that the most important relationship you have is with your assistant coaches.
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Historically, if you get to .500 in league play, you're in a pretty good position. Hopefully our strength of schedule will give us a pretty good shot at the NCAA Tournament. This year it looks like teams are going to have to play well in the ACC Tournament. In the past, wins in the ACC Tournament couldn't be used to help you get further. Now, you have to play well there to help your chances.
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I said coming into this game North Carolina is playing the best basketball right now. They have size, their guards do what they have to do, they work hard on defense and they attack the glass.
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A while back we decided to sell the business. We have a new owner, but we're going to be around for a while helping with the transition, and that includes the boat show.
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I thought our defense wasn't good enough. Whether we doubled down or didn't double down, it just wasn't good enough.
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Defense is a long-term thing. It's a matter of dedication. That's a lot of defense, and rebounding also. There's not a whole lot of technique. It's a matter of wanting to.