Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships, played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and seven Big East tournament championships. With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his career with 873 victories, ranking 12th all-time as of...
happened possibly worst
The worst thing that could have possibly happened to us.
forward looking nice playing protect system
It's going to be nice playing an away game. I'm looking forward to that. I think that part of the system is really working out to protect the ones.
days east game goal win
I don?t want to put everything into one game. We have a lot more we?d like to accomplish. But we always said our goal is to win the Big East championship, and I think to back away from that two days before the game would be foolhardy.
forward looking nice playing
It's going to be nice playing an away game, too. I'm looking forward to that.
blizzard
There's a blizzard outside. We were a blizzard inside.
fine quite seen
It's fine when we're running. It's not quite as fine in the half-court set. Yet I've seen us in the half-court set be brilliant.
bottom forward line looking steve sure
The bottom line is, we?re looking forward to having Steve come here. But I?m sure Steve would like to come here with more experience.
beat shock
It wasn't a shock to me that they beat Georgetown. And they're not even going to New York.
anybody ask
I usually don't ask anybody anything. I told him that he had to go out and be much more assertive.
ask people
That's how I ask people to do things.
against change good half night pressed second time
The second half would have been a good night to play against anybody. Every time you made a change ... You pressed us? We dunked it. You zoned us? We 3-pointed it.
east games good lesson minutes regular season
Over 16 Big East regular season games, we were good. Over 29 games this season, we were good. But every game you have to show up. Today's 40 minutes are the most important 40 minutes. Our Big East season is over. Hopefully, this is a good lesson for us.
both change rotation run start
The rotation won't change all that much. But I do want to start both kids. I think we'll be able to run better.
discipline fully opportunity track understand
I want the opportunity to discipline them and get them on track so they can understand fully that they are responsible for their actions,