Matt Doherty
Matt Doherty
Matthew Francis "Matt" Dohertyis a former American college basketball coach and current scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina, Florida Atlantic University, and Southern Methodist University. He has also worked as an NCAA basketball analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 February 1962
CityEast Meadow, NY
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The thing about New Orleans is that you step out of your hotel and you feel the energy and see the fans decked out in school colors, ... And then of course, after the game you knew you had a place to celebrate.
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I've never been more disappointed after a victory than today.
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The big thing is how we react to this. This was our first real setback.
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They don't know what a great experience they can have in Johnson City. It can be the best three days of their life. They have to be mature enough to digest that and then hopefully understand it, visualize it and want it as much as we do.
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We really don't have a true point guard. It's kind of unfair to put him in that position.
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I was proud of the way we cut the lead. We could have hung our heads and it could have been a 20- or 25-point loss. It's not a moral victory, but at this point you have to look at the entire season and I'm proud of those guys.
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We played better, we played harder and took better care of the ball, I thought our effort was pretty good.
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We have to sell our program. The amount of exposure certainly helps. It helps fan interest and recruiting.
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I look at this as a destination job. I didn't want to take a job to take another job.
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In a way it's kind of nice. I can go to the mall with my wife and not be recognized.
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He's so unselfish. He has really embraced the things we talk about with. He's worked on taking care of the basketball and playing defense. He's asked himself to do everything I've asked him to do.
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I didn't know if he had it in him, quite frankly. I didn't know if he was going to quit or if we were going to have to kick him off the team. Sometimes there was a lack of effort, and his attitude wasn't the best, but he's come a long way since then and I'm proud of him.
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He's the only guy on the team that really commands a double-team. ... That says something about a freshman. Now we have to be able to adapt when that occurs to take advantage of the double-team.
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I'm disappointed. We just didn't perform very well and we couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. ... When you know it's one game and you're done, the basket can look a little small.