Mike Davis
Mike Davis
care chance conference forget guys hear home people road second shame ten trying win
We've got a chance to win the conference if we take care of home and win some road games. I think sometimes people forget we're in second place, and it's a shame these guys have to hear and read what they hear and read. We're trying to win a Big Ten title.
time vacation
Before, I just used vacation time when we did tours.
anymore coach definitely fighting great guys heads high hold job knowing proud tough
Being a part of this, knowing I won't coach here anymore and won't coach these guys anymore was definitely a tough situation. But I'm proud of them, and they can hold their heads up high because they did a great job fighting back.
batting game scoring takes team trying whatever year
Every game this year I've been batting 3-for-4 or 4-for-4 and scoring runs, doing whatever I can to try to win. We have a team this year that I think can go to states. It takes a whole team to do it and I'm trying to do my part.
felt instead lose played playing
At the end it felt like we played not to lose instead of playing to win.
basketball focus trying winning
We just need to focus on winning a game. We don't look at it as trying to get into the tournament. We're just trying to win some basketball games.
families help soldiers support
We just support the soldiers and families and help them do their job.
missed open wide
We missed some wide open shots. They made theirs, we missed ours.
basketball deep practice team
We went from being a very deep basketball team to only having enough to practice today.
basketball coach college deal enjoying guys memories positive since team trying
I should be trying to coach basketball and our guys should be enjoying their college careers. But I don't know if I've had a team that's had positive memories out of this whole deal since I've been here.
gone inside style year
The whole year we've gone with Marco because he's our inside guy. If you don't have him, then it's a different style of basketball.
guard played playing point shoot teams took wonder
Teams have made adjustments to our point guard not being able to shoot the ball. They haven't played our point guard at all. They've been playing us five-on-four. I wonder why it took so long to make those adjustments. Now I have to make some adjustments.
dream practice seeing
Seeing him in practice every day was just like a dream come true. He's been everything that I thought he would be this year.
anyone beating capable goes team win year
They are the only team this year to win at Illinois, so that goes to show you they are capable of beating anyone at any time.