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...
credit good job percent plays shot struggling today
Give DePaul credit. They did a good job of making plays down the end. They had been really struggling down the line. They shot 92 percent today so they did a good job at that.
attack basket energy half played second
In the second half we played with energy, we played hard. We had to attack the basket and we did.
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.
emotional presence
Having Darryl back was a big emotional boost. He's such a presence on the floor.
bodies guys hard playing
Guys are just playing so hard and you've got so many big bodies out there, it's going to be physical.
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.
build great win
This was a great win for us. Now we have to build on it.
catch further great job
We did a great job of getting out and pressuring them. We made them catch it a little further out, which made them a little uncomfortable.
basket
We couldn't make a basket there at the end.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.