John Giannini
John Giannini
John Manfredo Gianniniis an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the La Salle University men's basketball team...
attack bit court helped personnel zone
I think the personnel they had on the court helped them attack our zone a little bit better.
develop gifted hard helped program short success turn worked year
He's a very gifted player, and he's really worked hard to develop his skills. In the short term, we couldn't have had the success we've had (this year without him). He has helped turn the program around this year.
depth george league pull teams upset
The depth of this league is grossly understated. There's a lot of teams that can pull off an upset over George Washington. So yeah, I think it's a wide-open tournament.
disaster eight fortunate half match played second within
The first half was really a disaster. We didn't match Duquesne's intensity. We couldn't make a lay-up. We were very fortunate to be within eight points. The second half, we played tremendous.
couple far guys last losing seen team year
These guys have been through far, far worse. Most of these guys were on the 20-loss team from a couple years ago; last year we were on a seven-game losing streak. They've seen it all.
defensive lack pressure revealed skill turned
They turned up the defensive pressure and it revealed a lack of skill on our part.
chance good great team
I thought it was a great challenge, a great chance to see where we are. That's a good team they have over there.
minutes points second
(St. Francis) scored (12) points in the first 17 minutes of the second half.
shows steps tonight
Tonight shows we have more steps to go. But we competed.
focused games hit intense physical practices tend
We've hit a wall. I don't know if it's physical or mental. I tend to think it's more mental. We're not as focused or as intense in practices or in games as we were earlier.