Mark Schmidt
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Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidtis an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at St. Bonaventure University. He took the job at the start of the 2007–08 season after holding the same position at Robert Morris University. During the 2008–09 season, he led St. Bonaventure to a 15–15 record, and an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason tournament, the school's first since 2005. He played collegiately for the Boston College Eagles in the 1980s...
adversity bounce guys handle
Now we'll find out how our guys bounce back -- how they handle adversity.
four francis success tough twice won
St. Francis is a tough place to play, but, fortunately, we have had some success there. We've won twice in my four years. We really need this one, though.
fourth home
It's really important. It's for fourth place. You always want to try to get into the upper echelon of the league. And it's for a home game.
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Winning these past two games at home have given us so much confidence. We have really played well, and that will help us as we play three of our last four games on the road.
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We were picked to finish 10th in the league. So, we weren't even supposed to even be in the Northeast Conference Tournament.
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We were slow, sluggish. It was like we didn't have our legs. It was like the harder you try, the harder you play, the worse it gets. It wasn't smooth.
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We can't worry about what just happened. We have to look forward to the future. We have to keep on improving and not getting complacent, not feeling comfortable.
focused home protect stay
We have to stay focused on Monmouth. We have to protect our home court. That is so important in this league.
closing equal great job playoffs situation teams tough
We've been in that situation before and we haven't done a great job of closing out games. It was a tough shot. When it comes down to the playoffs and two teams have equal talent, a lot of it's luck.
anybody moon
We don't have anybody in Moon Township who's 7-2, 320 pounds. I don't think there's anybody in Pennsylvania who's 7-2, 320 pounds.
francis good hard itching job seem slow stopping time
We started off too slow and didn't seem to have our legs. I think they were itching to play because of the time off, and it was hard to get back into it. But give St. Francis credit. They made a run, and we didn't do a good job stopping it.
foundation four guys needed reminded sure
Those four guys are the foundation for this team, and I wanted to make sure we were all on the same page. They needed to be reminded of my expectations. They are the spokesmen for this team.
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We want the 2006 Urban Hot Spots campaign to focus on Toronto because it's Canada's largest city, and the problems surrounding trail access here are representative of the challenges faced in urban areas across the country.
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There are a lot of big guys in this league, and Bas will help us. We need someone who can come in and compete against these guys.