Pat Flannery
Pat Flannery
Pat Flanneryis a former head men's basketball coach at Bucknell University. He was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Pat attended Pottsville Area High School and graduated in 1976. He was a standout guard on the Bucknell team and lead the Bison to several league championships before graduating in 1980. While the head men's basketball coach of the Bucknell Bison, Flannery had many accomplishment. In the 2006 regular season, for example, the Bison went undefeated in Patriot league play. Even more impressively,...
along ended guys obviously physically shoot strong
Three-pointers are part of the game. Obviously we have some guys that can shoot the basketball, that's why it ended up being along the perimeter because they were so strong physically inside.
good half intensity job kept offense putting second taking tone
I thought we did a good job defensively in the first half of taking them out of their offense and that really set the tone for the game. We kept our intensity in the second half and did a good job of putting them away.
bench boost good
I thought we got a good boost from our bench early. They really got us going.
early great job respect
I thought we had to go out there early and make them respect us. I thought we did a great job of that.
ball clock drove foul knight scoring tone worst
I thought the tone was set at 1:19 when Knight drove the ball and they called a foul on Abe. The clock stopped, and they're scoring points. That's the worst thing.
against ball care chance great obviously order ourselves quick shots work
I think we have to take care of the ball in order to get some quick shots against them. They are obviously great athletes, great players. They get the ball up and down very quickly. We are going to have to find a way to work with that so we can get back and give ourselves a chance to defend.
happen
I think a lot of things happen that we play the way we do.
effort inside second took
Our inside effort really took it in the second half.
along ball pitt rolling winning
I think going to Pitt and winning and St. Joe's got the ball rolling and as we went along we got confidence.
along ball pitt rolling saint winning
I think going to Pitt and winning and Saint Joe's got the ball rolling and as we went along we got confidence.
bring chance close fans forward friend game home jay looking night players special team welcome
I think it is going to be a very special night for Jay to bring a top-ranked team back to his alma mater. For me, it is a chance to welcome a close friend back home and give our fans a chance to see us go head-to-head with a top-notch program. I know for our players it is a game they are really looking forward to.
against attitude ball believe establish far five guys happens ourselves people playing shot
People haven't shot the ball well against us. That's what happens sometimes. As far as what we want to do and how we want to do it, we have five guys that believe in playing the way we are playing defensively, and that attitude is what allows us to establish ourselves sometimes.
ahead believe came enjoying front task
This time, we know the task that is in front of us. We came here to play two games. Believe me, we're enjoying it, but we're not getting ahead of ourselves.
cannot felt learned minutes quick speed
With 10 minutes to go, we felt like we had the game. But we learned what that kind of speed is. You cannot simulate how quick they are.