J. Horton
J. Horton
basketball chris difference guys knowledge plays savvy shots toughness
Those guys make a big difference in our team, Lester with his aggressiveness and his toughness and Chris with his basketball knowledge and his savvy to make plays defensively and to make shots on offense.
games guard guys kidding lucky saw stopping
That was our focus, stopping him. I saw the film from other games and I went, 'Oh, are you kidding me? This kid is for real.' We have two guys who can guard a guy like that and we were lucky we did.
allowed chemistry guys leading practices talented
We have two guys as talented as they are and they make a big difference. The practices leading up (to the NIT opener) allowed us to get our chemistry back.
execute guys hard mentally playing pride team value
We have to go in there and be tough. Playing an IU team you have to be mentally tough. Those guys play really hard and they take pride in playing at home. We have to go in there and be tough, execute and value the ball.
breathing came felt floor guys hard lost lower muscles routine shaky small step stick strength stuck
I actually didn't think my floor routine was that good. It was pretty shaky to me but some other guys made some mistakes. I stuck most of my passes, a small step on my dismount. On rings, my strength was hard. I was breathing hard through the whole thing and I lost my lower back muscles it felt like during my handstands. I was able to stick my dismount and I came out with two first-place finishes.
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You see him in the huddle really challenging the guys on the short yardage situations, the third downs, and you see him go up and down the sidelines on the offensive side, encouraging when we need to be encouraged.
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Coach asked me to be our best worker and best player a long time ago. I've done my best to try and be that. These guys have really bought into practicing hard every day. That's not something we've always done.
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I'm in shock. I'm in awe. These guys I've been honored to coach have kept surprising me and surprising me and surprising me. This is the greatest turnaround in Cal State Fullerton history.
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I don't think that's the problem. I'm in the best shape ever in my life. We had four guys run a five-minute mile. But we have to get used to the energy and the emotion that you have to have to do that.
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It's not quite as bad as it was after Hurricane Andrew, when there were literally workers jumping from one truck to another. But guys are walking up on job sites and trying to recruit your workers for more money.
blame caught certainly guys handled
You certainly can't blame our guys for getting caught up in the competitiveness of it. I was disappointed with the way they handled it though.
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It's guys in there we know who have been through it before, who have worked hard every day for four years. We have each other's backs out there. It's not that we don't know that with the other guys, but you feel it a little more when it's a guy you've been on campus with since Day One.
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It's not going to snowball. These guys in this locker room won't let that happen and neither will our coaches. We've lost worst than this before. We'll be ready for Ohio State (Thursday).
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You almost have to be in the room to see the respect they have for him, the love. I have never been around anything like that. These guys will do anything for Coach LeBeau. It's not tough love. It's soft love. He says: 'I'm going to show you that I care about you. I'm going to ask what I want. I don't have to beat it out of you. I expect it.' It's different, but it shows you can treat (players) like men, if you have the right group.