Jim Christian
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christianis an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team. He previously held the same position at Kent State, TCU and Ohio...
filters guy kinda next playing throughout
Confidence, I think, is something that spreads throughout the team. When they see one guy playing with confidence, it kinda filters to the next guy, and so on.
concerned hard played plays sure team tough whether
I thought we played pretty hard tonight, which is all I'm concerned about. They're a tough team to guard, and whether we play here or in Alaska, I just want to make sure our team plays hard.
hat programs respect
I take my hat off to them. A rivalry? I think it's two programs that have a lot of respect for each other.
job possible taking worst
Some of my friends said I was taking the Kent job at the worst possible time. They said all I could do was go down.
gut guys kept team telling visibly
Some guys on our team were visibly tired. We kept telling them in timeouts, you've just got to gut through it.
four game mean seniors
That was the whole game plan: to play for the four seniors who mean so much to this team. (Smith) really did that.
determination group guys hearts played win
This was a group of guys with unbelievable determination to win this game. Toledo played their hearts out, but these guys would not be denied.
good living rhythm
We never got into a good rhythm offensively or defensively. We've been making a living on getting consecutive stops, and I don't know if we got one.
enjoy gives guys joking laugh spend talk talking time watch
We get in there, get a sandwich, watch a movie. Those guys talk and laugh in the back. What I like is that it gives us a lot of time to spend with the guys. It's a different setting, and we're talking and joking around with them. They just enjoy it.
next run special state team
We had an unbelievable run in 2002, and that team will always be special in Kent State history. But this team will be in the very next paragraph.
best bus guys kids laugh memories played talk
We were able to keep to the same routine. We got a sandwich, popped in a movie, the kids talk and laugh at the back of the bus. That's where a lot of the memories happen. If you talk to the guys who played here, they say some of their best memories are of the bus rides.
kept lose option produced projects quite several sleep trying worked
We worked for several years trying to get it produced back East, but he also had a lot of other projects that kept him busy. He kept the option for years, but the show never quite materialized. I didn't lose any sleep over it.
five teams
With them being a five seed, if there's (that many) teams better then them, I'd like to see who they are.
contain defense good guys match rely solid team
We're not good enough to match up with those guys one-on-one. We have to rely on solid team defense to contain those guys.