Matt Brady
Matt Brady
Matt Bradyis an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball coach at James Madison University. He was introduced at a press conference on March 26, 2008. Brady was formerly the head coach at Marist College, departing with a 73–50 record in four years. He took the Red Foxes to a MAAC regular-season championship in 2007. Marist then advanced to the NIT, where it defeated Oklahoma State in the first round. The NIT victory was the first ever postseason...
concerned doubt games good home league playing recognize stepping teams win
I think you have to win your home games in this league. I think this win establishes us as a good team. I only want to be concerned with stepping forward, playing better and getting contributions. I think the other teams in the league recognize it. ... Should we have some more wins, no doubt about it.
ball basket kept key looked lost motor second top work
For a second there he lost the ball at the top of the key at his basket and it looked like it was going to work out. He just kept his motor running.
conference kids represent wait
I'm not going to tell the kids it's likely. It's out of our hands. We'll just have to wait and see. It would be great, however, and I know we'd represent our conference well.
close difficult respect small style
In the close games, they made the small plays. We have a lot of respect for them. They play a style that is difficult to guard.
good people point stop surprised
At some point people are going to stop being surprised by Jared. He's a pretty good player.
again defensive difficult talked team
We talked to this team over and over again about defensive intensity. They made some very difficult shots.
against game games home last league lost played resilient saint three tough win
Every game in this league is a battle. We've had some tough losses. We played well enough against Saint Peter's, Loyola and Iona at home to win the game. Those were three games we lost in the last 35 seconds. We're a resilient group.
against caught difference game guy huge hurt known player players role step uncommon
That caught all of us off guard. That's a huge difference in the game is that you have a guy who's not known as a scorer, who's known as a role player ... in our losses, that's really what's hurt us: Some role players step up and make some uncommon 3s against us.
best league night perhaps played proud talented team
I think we just played the most talented team in the league on perhaps their best night of the year. I'm really proud of our effort.
best night perhaps played talented team year
I think we played the most talented team of the year on perhaps their best night of the year.
guy high level played year
He's the most indispensable guy on our team. He's played at such a high level all year long.
change chip higher shoulders
I don't want us to look at this like we're the higher seed. To me, Marist historically has not done well in the MAAC tournament. We need to change that. We need to have a chip on our shoulders when we play these games.
believe league runs
I still believe to be a factor, this league runs through Manhattan.