Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacoletti
Ray Giacolettiis the men's basketball coach at Drake University. He played collegiate basketball at Minot State University in North Dakota from 1980–1984, where he was a four-year letterman and a team captain for two seasons. He received his degree in physical education in 1985...
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To give back to the university like that is unbelievable.
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We need to have a great effort defensively and take care of the basketball. I can't imagine us not being emotionally charged up to play them.
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As the head coach, I retain the right to discipline my players for a variety of reasons.
aggressive catch game half second start
We had to do something different the second half because we had to catch up and score. We got around to being more aggressive and having the game start going our way.
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We were looking at another kid on that team, who signed with Cal. But we liked Luca better.
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Money is the crux of our business. People take jobs because of money. Money ruins everyone.
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Obviously, the timing of this is not great for us, but we will grant Richard his request. We wish him the best of luck.
game last night year
Pretty big-time night a year ago. This is the way it is right now. But this game was no more important last year than it is right now.
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Randy would do a great job, he's ready to be a head coach. I don't think he has a weakness. He just needs the opportunity. None of us had head coaching experience until we got our first chance.
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To be honest with you, I thought he was having a heart attack this morning. He went down and had shortness of breath. He kind of goes down to his knees and I thought he was having some sort of heart issue. I think it scared everybody.
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Offensively, I'd say he's more of a point guard. Defensively, I'd say he's better off guarding a two.
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They're still playing hard in every game. They've played everyone close at home. I still think they're a dangerous team.
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They made their runs and most teams would have folded. They were up by one point and our guys hung in there. It's never perfect on the road, but we just found a way.
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They do something different than people see in the course of the year. They switch one through five. It makes you stop and not attack, but you have to be in attack mode and penetrate the middle of that thing. Teams that have been successful with penetration have had success.