John Tharp

John Tharp
John Joseph "Jay" Tharp, Jr. is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois...
enjoy guys hard moment neat ok since sunday worked
Since Sunday was a day off for us, it's OK for our guys to take this moment and enjoy it. It's pretty neat for our players, since they've worked hard to get here.
florida heard laughed lawrence mentioned
I just laughed when I heard it. To have Lawrence mentioned with Duke, Pittsburgh, and Florida just doesn't make sense.
dream kid matter undefeated
It's very humbling. It's a dream world. It doesn't matter how old you are -- a little kid to now -- you always dream about an undefeated season.
crowd dream front game last minutes send seniors took undefeated
It's a dream to have a last game like that, to send our seniors out undefeated in front of a crowd like that. It just took us 20 minutes to get going and get aggressive, but we did.
basketball kids unselfish win
Our kids are very unselfish and very basketball intelligent. The only way we can win is to play that way.
coach game receive season single start win
You don't think about it as a coach at the start of the season to win every single game and receive all this attention.
against ball five individual kept top
We can't play individual ball against them, because their top five individuals are better than our top five individuals. We just kept on clawing.
anybody focus guys hard line motivate ought remind seniors steps trying understand work
Those guys have made us focus every day. It's not as if I have to motivate them or remind them. They understand what we're trying to do. If anybody steps out of line or doesn't work as hard as we think they ought to be, the seniors set them straight.