Leonard Perry
Leonard Perry
Leonard Perrywas named the associate head coach at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California for the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team on April 25, 2016...
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I've been playing Coach Morrill for a long time now. His teams are skilled and very discipline and they execute almost as well as anybody in America year in and year out.
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People talk about his improvement, but he was good when he got there. He has a high basketball I.Q. I don't think there's a better guy in the country that finishes around the hoop. He's extremely valuable to (Utah State's) offense.
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I've put absolutely no thought into it. I've just focused on coaching this team and that's all I'm focused on trying to get some momentum into this team going into the tournament.
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I've pretty much known that you can't win four games and expect to keep your job. You have to win. I understand that. ... We made changes I thought we needed to make. In no way, shape or form am I upset or mad. ... Change is inevitable.
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They are coming off a loss at home which is very, very, very rare. So I know those kids will be focused and really concentrated when they come in here.
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They don't have one or two match-up problems, there are three or four guys.
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We've tried a little bit of everything. None of it worked. I don't know what we're going to do.
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In the last five or six games, we've been playing our best basketball in this league. I'm really proud of how our kids have stayed together and gotten better in the course of a very difficult year.
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I didn't know it was 37-0. It felt like 50-0.
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I hope they go all the way. I hope they get two wins, maybe more. I like their team. I think they are really talented. They execute, they are smart, they know how to play.
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It's a good team. They have a great bunch of guys as far as talent and athletic ability and they bring it to the floor every night. We have to compete, show up, give ourselves a chance.
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It's a fun place to play, but the outcomes usually aren't so fun for opponents.
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The biggest thing is we are going to have to execute offensively. We've been doing a much better job of late of not going on very long starvation periods of not getting a basket.
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Academically we're sound. Our kids don't get in trouble. They are great in the community and on campus.