Oliver Purnell
Oliver Purnell
Oliver Gordon Purnell, Jr.is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach at DePaul University. Purnell previously served as the head coach for Clemson University, the University of Dayton, Old Dominion University, and Radford University...
certainly game point regroup toward win year
I think we most certainly will probably be in the NIT. We've got to find a way like we have all year long to go back, regroup and point toward a goal, which would be to win a first-round game in the NIT.
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Certainly our condolences go out to him and the people of Virginia Tech. (Coleman) is a great kid, and that's a very tough deal. We'll say a special prayer for him and his family.
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We should get a bid if we do that -- whether we will or not I don't know. There are certainly more than four ACC teams in the top 64 in the country. To say the ACC has only four teams in the top 64 is laughable.
certainly feeling prayer special tough
That's a tough deal. We're certainly feeling that, and we'll say a special prayer for he and his family.
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They certainly are hitting their stride and living up to preseason expectations. What makes them so good is the wealth of experience they have.
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The fact that we don't have to travel is certainly an advantage for us and gives us an opportunity to be well-rested and well prepared.
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I think we will probably be in the NIT. It's disappointing we didn't make a run at winning (the ACC) tournament.
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We've learned a painful lesson here today. That is if you lose focus on the defensive end of the floor, teams can catch you, particularly a team that was as cold shooting as we were.
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I will start the process of hiring a replacement immediately. I obviously will have access to a lot of qualified candidates who are here at the Final Four in Indianapolis this weekend.
hold run toughness
It exemplifies toughness. They make a run at you and you make a toughness play or two to hold them off.
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We've got to change and adjust - every game might have a little different road map to it.
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Thornton has really been playing well, but they've got so many talented players.
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We had a chance to talk as a team a couple of days ago and our team was disappointed and frustrated. We've had two days to practice and re-focus. To be able to hone in on an opponent helps us even more.
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We were not mentally sharp or physically sharp, but you have to give Ernie and his crew a lot of credit. We've got to put this behind us because we've got the ACC in front of us.