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...
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The key for us is throwing the ball in the lane and getting some baskets. To me it's like a body punch in boxing. You just can't keep swinging at the head, which is sometimes what we do with the 3-point line. You have to make them feel it in the lane. ... If we are scoring in the lane and scoring from the 3-point line and Jared is running the ball down the floor and getting lay-ups, sometimes it's hard to guard our team.
college continues proud teammate terrific year
Really, the thing I'm most proud about is, he continues to get better each year that he's been in college. He's a terrific kid, but he's a better teammate for our program.
bats late missed until
Our bats didn't get going until late in the game. We missed out on some opportunities early.
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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.
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It wasn't pretty. We're just thankful we had enough plays in us.
advantage game gives score
Our backcourt gives us an advantage in most games. Not necessarily in the Iona game. But most other games, we have an advantage. We never know from game to game who's going to score the ball.
expect games shot
I expect more games like this, the way we shot it.
anytime everybody great points win
Anytime you can win by that many points and get everybody in and get contributions from everybody is a great thing.
fight shot
He had to fight for every shot and every point.
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James has made strides. There's a growing trust amongst his teammates that James is gonna come through if we get him going.
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Canisius hasn't played to their expectations. But I think they are a team that is going to catch fire and start winning games in this league.
communication helped skills team
I think his effort, his communication skills and his willingness to do all the little things has really helped our team immeasurably.
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His impact has been far-reaching for our program. He is really a selfless player. Jared takes so much pride in passing the basketball.
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I think Canisius presents a lot of problems because they're terrific, defensively. If they're making shots, they're an extremely dangerous team because they've proven they can beat anybody.