Ricardo Patton
Ricardo Patton
Ricardo Maurice Pattonis an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the Big Eight Conference...
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Sometimes what happens is the media may throw that information out there and start believing that's the case. But I think anyone who has watched the Big 12 closely realizes it's as good a conference as there is.
dish primarily
There was nothing on film that indicated they would take that many 3-pointers. They were primarily a penetrate and dish team.
forefront thinking
That's not something at the forefront of Roby's thinking right now.
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That's been a topic of discussion for the last couple of years. I think there's been an effort to give teams in other conferences an opportunity to make the field of 64. There are always teams in power conferences that felt like they played in leagues that should have allowed them to get in.
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If my guys are wise, they'll listen to someone who's done it. Someone who will explain how he became that efficient.
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He's put together some nice games. . . . He's coming into his own. More importantly, he had seven rebounds and six steals (against Oklahoma State). . . . That speaks to his defense as much as anything. He's adding some other dimensions to his game.
deal final grade
I don't think the final grade on this deal should come out (today).
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I don't see any harm in it. . . . We have guys who miss free throws who are really good shooters.
next worry
It . . . really bodes well for our program. But right now, we just need to worry about the next game.
family time
It was the first time I'd ever been on a train; I'd always wanted to go on one. Now, I've got to get my family on one at some point.
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It was a great win against a good basketball team and it really bodes well for our program. I thought we had tremendous focus and great effort on the part of each and every one of the guys.
fourth guys league time
Any time you have guys that are going through the league for the fourth time, they know what to expect.
game league looks remember team timing
They're a different team (now), no question. It looks as if they've got their game timing down now. . . . And the other thing we have to remember is, they're probably the freshest team in the league right now.
life seniors start thinking
It's a new season. There's always a possibility that seniors will start thinking about life after basketball.