Gene Smith
Gene Smith
boys closing freshman half played players season second single team trouble year
We've just had trouble closing out all year. But I told the boys that freshman year it's a development year. We were a better team in the second half of the season and consistently played 12-14 players every single night.
bothered finish games gave press seem steals three
We've had so many games where we just can't seem to finish at the end. Kennedy's press bothered us at the end and they had three consecutive steals that gave them their momentum.
consider defined ourselves service
We consider ourselves to be a service organization. All of what we do can be defined as services.
biggest
You always want to be the biggest and the best.
ball free handle hit kids learned missed pressure stretch throws
We didn't handle the pressure very well. And then they hit big free throws down the stretch and we missed some - that really was the game. But I think our kids learned a lot about ball pressure.
allow forward glad move penalties pressure
We're relieved. The findings actually allow us to move forward and take the pressure off the kids. While there are penalties that we will have to bear, and they are serious, we're just glad they're over with.
fact positives truth
The positives are closure. The fact is we participated with an ineligible player. That's the truth. You can't sugar-coat that.
deal opportunity positives sanctions ten tournament understanding
The positives are closure. We're going into the Big Ten tournament and we want our student-athletes to have the opportunity to participate in this tournament understanding there won't be any sanctions they have to deal with. ... They can play without that stress.
appreciate dedication program success wish wrestling
We appreciate Russ' dedication and contributions to the success of the wrestling program over the years. We wish him every success in his retirement.
charged class fans great highly people texas time treat visitors
We're sorry. We need to treat our visitors with class. But at the same time it's 105,000 people in a highly emotionally charged time frame. And there were a lot of Texas fans who had a great experience.
days hear provide
What we hear most about these days is the need for governments to provide more cooperative services.
hole might mix move next playing tee
We are going to mix it up, ... One day a hole might play at 207 yards; the next day we might move the tee up so it's only playing 158.
hole might mix move next playing tee
We are going to mix it up. One day a hole might play at 207 yards; the next day we might move the tee up so it's only playing 158.
bench kids overall played
We played well overall and we had kids come off the bench and give us a big lift.