Norm Roberts
Norm Roberts
Norman Robertsis a men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Kansas and is the former head coach of the St. John's Red Storm...
games locker means playing room
I told them in the locker room that it does hurt, but that means we're playing games that mean something.
defensive four game games good last
I told them we've got to have a defensive mindset. We're not good in high-scoring games. I thought we did some really good things in this game but we just didn't play well in the last four minutes.
basketball east game physical time
It's Big East basketball. Big East basketball is that way. It's a physical game every time you play in the league.
against anybody basketball capable coming energy focus games good playing share teams win
These games show we are capable of playing with anybody if we have the focus and energy we need to have. Now we have games coming against non-ranked teams that are still good basketball teams and we have to play with the same passion. If we do that, we will win our share of games.
duke team tough tried
We got frustrated. Duke does that to you. We tried to keep our composure, but we're a young team and this is a tough environment.
basket
We couldn't make a basket there at the end.
basketball road statement tough toughness
I think this is a statement that we are improving. We are a tough basketball team. We have to take that toughness on the road as well as home.
defensive great hurts scoring
My team, we are not a great scoring team. And if we do not have a defensive mindset, that hurts us.
basketball beat continue good moral
We're not in it for moral victories. We've got a good basketball team. We have to continue to get better. They have so many weapons, they can beat you in so many ways.
against basketball excited focused good great guys lifetime opportunity realize stay team top
We just have to stay focused on what we do and realize this is a great opportunity for us to play against a very good basketball team. Our guys are excited to play the top team in the nation. You don't always get these opportunities in a lifetime or career.
attention paid proud rebound
We paid a lot more attention to detail. We know we can defend, we can rebound and we can play hard. We did that tonight. I'm really proud of my team.
build great win
This was a great win for us. Now we have to build on it.
call urgency
We aren't desperate. We won't call it that. We know there's an urgency to win. ... It's not desperation - that's panic.
attack key moments wants
We didn't have any more timeouts. I just wanted us to attack the basket. In key moments like that, no one wants to foul.