Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamilton
Leonard Hamiltonis an American basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Florida State University. He is a former head coach at Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, and for the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards. In his 23 years as a collegiate head coach, his teams have qualified for seven NCAA tournaments and eight NITs, highlighted by appearances in the NCAA Tournament's "Sweet Sixteen" in 2000and 2011. While with the NBA's Wizards his team posted a...
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culprit lies offensive
When you give up 16 offensive rebounds, there lies the culprit for us.
breakout due offensive potential shown type
He has shown the potential to come in and give us this type of offensive lift. I told him the other day that he was due for his breakout game.
close difficult offensive second team
They got 13 offensive rebounds, and if you give a team that many second opportunities in a close game, that's something very difficult to overcome.
biggest difference offensive seemed type
We never seemed to get into any type of offensive rhythm. I think that made the biggest difference in the game.
aggression backed certain game giving good nature offensive period team
There was a period where he kind of backed off his offensive aggressiveness to be a good team member. Now that we're kind of a little more in sync, the nature of the game is giving him certain opportunities.
ball good job moving patient playing shot
I thought they did a very good job of being patient on offense, moving the ball around and playing the shot clock.
energy gave team utilize
I thought that really, really gave us a big boost. And we need that kind of energy from our team if we're going to utilize our depth.
further understanding
I think we're a little further along. We have a better understanding of our system.
absolutely improvement
I think we made improvement. Are we satisfied? Absolutely not.
anyone assistance becomes decisions discussing draft experience gathered guarantee information left needs players stones unturned youngster
I think we have as much experience in advising and discussing futures of players as anyone in the business. If there's some decisions that need to be made, I guarantee you all the appropriate information will be gathered and there won't be any stones left unturned if a youngster needs our assistance in any areas. But it becomes counterproductive when it becomes a draft watch.
difference ralph
I thought Ralph made the difference in the game.
lead players positive stayed took
I thought our players really, really stayed focused. Even when (Butler) took the lead at the end, they had a very positive attitude.
bounce found full heart players
I thought our players just found a way to bounce back from the disappointment to play with a full heart for 40 minutes.
atmosphere create game possesses require situation surprised
I think the situation that this game possesses will create an atmosphere that will require everyone to be focused. I would be surprised if we don't get the most out of everybody.