Herb Sendek
Herb Sendek
Herbert Joseph Sendekis an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Santa Clara...
direction excited
I'm very excited about the direction of our program.
atlantic coast
I'm not surprised. That's the Atlantic Coast Conference.
capacity claim drive effective either goes great low shot terrific time tremendous
He's just a tremendous presence. He has terrific hands, and as effective as he is in the low post, he's just as effective off the lane, at the elbow. He really has a great capacity to drive the basketball. And every time a shot goes up on either end of the floor, he has a claim to it.
approach great himself impressed mental mindset personally presents seem tremendous
I don't personally know Tyler, but it would just seem to me that he has a tremendous mindset and a great mental approach to the game. I've really been impressed with the way he presents himself and competes consistently.
last mental team year
I don't know how mental it is. They were better tonight. They were a better team than we were last year as well.
build chemistry chicken helps offense
I don't know if the offense helps build chemistry or chemistry helps build the offense. It's kind of like the chicken and the egg.
given guys plays point truly
He's truly on one of those guys who plays to the point where you've got to take him out of the game, because he's given you everything he has.
relentless threat time
He's an outstanding player. He's a threat to get a double-double every time out. He is especially relentless on the glass.
ashamed compare good great guys hard played team
I can't compare games. I thought our team played great basketball. Our guys have nothing to be ashamed of. Our guys competed really hard and played really well. I want them to feel good about themselves.
mean taking
Even when we're taking 3s, that doesn't mean our mind-set isn't to go inside. It's not one or the other like that.
arizona coach leap plateau program quantum similar stage struck successful trying
Not that I'm trying to put myself on the same plateau as coach Olson, but it struck me that he was very successful at Iowa, a well-established program in the Big Ten, and he made a quantum leap to Arizona at a similar stage in his career.
balanced best offense score simplify variety
The best part of our offense tonight, if you want to simplify it, is that we were able to score in a variety of ways. We have a balanced team.
advantage certainly challenge extra game great win
It's certainly an advantage if you don't have to play an extra game. To win any one game is a great challenge in our league.
adversity endure few groups grow last people season team type year
There's very few people or groups that don't have to endure some type of adversity before they grow from it. I think most every season has got that element. Last year our team responded really well.