John Brady
John Brady
letting loving players serious team wrong
I thought our team was being who it is, outgoing, fun, but loving and serious when they need to be. From some of the backgrounds that our players are from, there's nothing wrong with letting out the emotion.
people players seeing thinking thomas
I think people are seeing Tyrus Thomas and thinking all of my players are like that, and I don't think they are.
above people players plays seeing thomas
I think people are seeing Tyrus Thomas and think all of my players are just like that. He's the only one that plays above the rim.
people players
I think people want action. Players want it, too.
choose dominant others players points side team weekly
We can't just use the weekly points to choose the team because if a team has one or two dominant players others in that side won't get any votes.
knew players previous similar state team tournament won
When we won in 1990 we had a similar set-up with most of our players back from the previous year. We had been to the state tournament before and when we got there again, we just weren't going to lose. We knew what we had to do. This team has that same kind of experience. They know what it's going to take.
anybody came five high mind nba players question room top
There is no question in my mind that Tyrus will be successful. When Tyrus came out of McKinley High School, I don't think anybody in this room thought he would be one of the top five players in the NBA draft.
certainly expense goal healthy ncaa players playing round team
We want to play well, but certainly not at the expense of playing players that aren't healthy. Our goal is for our team to be healthy for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
academic missing players road stay travel tune
We travel one of our academic advisors with our team. We try to stay in tune to what our players need to do on the road and what they're missing in the class, particularly the ones that need some more attention.
challenge checks defense free players position safety
As the quarterback on defense he's doing all of the checks and making all of the calls. That's a big challenge for a free safety to get 10 other players in the right position on every play.
lost players plays several stepped team
(Ole Miss) just did everything that was necessary, but our team made plays down the stretch. When we lost the lead, I thought several players stepped up and did things well.
coaches eliminate extremely players tried trust
I've tried to eliminate that from my thought process. But I got it. Trust me. I got it from so many people. I got it. I know it was disappointing to us as coaches and to our players and extremely disappointing to our fans.
college game good match players
This is good for college basketball. It makes the game more interesting when good players match up.
early final graduate hit improved league leave ourselves people players proven talent teams took year
Our league took a hit from people early because we had so many players graduate and so many players leave early (for the NBA), but this was a league with a lot of young talent and with some outstanding coaches. Our league improved as the year went along, and with two teams in the Final Four, I think we've proven ourselves to be a lot better league than people thought we'd be.