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...
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I think we finally wore them down. They didn't have any more players to play.
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That's where we are right now. We could have new teams in the Final Four every year.
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They could get to the Final Four with their effort. No one's done quite what they did to us.
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People were watching to see history being made but history wasn't. Albany was magnificent for 30 minutes. But we were equally magnificent for the final 10 minutes.
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I've always thought he was unappreciated, ... It wasn't until he got to the Final Four in the Meadowlands in 1996 that I felt he was truly appreciated. I remember the first 10 years in the league I had to answer why Jim can't win this or that. We're the old guard of the Big East.
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The college game is controlled by guards, has been and will be. You guys are going to try to name all the great big men who have carried their teams to Final Fours recently. You're not going to come up with any. You're going to come up with teams that are dominated by good inside play and terrific guard play. In the college game, guys that control the ball control the game.
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He was one of the icons of basketball. He knew every coach and so when you would attend the Final Four he would say, 'I like the job you're doing.' He was a real gentleman and a classy, classy person.
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It was the worst mistake he ever made. That was the game we were down by 25 and I turned to him every play and blamed him on it.
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This is where you want to be. You want to be playing from the top.
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He plays a great game with great enthusiasm. What a wonderful thing.
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Everyone praised us, ... It was, 'They stuck around.'
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He's one of the most memorable players we've ever had if you think about just how spectacular he's been and the darts he's thrown at teams.
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Sometimes the NCAA Tournament can overwhelm a team. Others come in and see the great opportunity and play with a sense of looseness, even better than what they had. ... George Mason was never scared off by the NCAA. As a matter of fact, they were inspired by the NCAA.
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I pulled Marcus off and berated him as much as I possibly could. Marcus didn't come out with the kind of enthusiasm that he needs to.