Riley Wallace
Riley Wallace
Robert Riley Wallaceis a retired American basketball coach who was most recently head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa...
happen learn rest short
There's no excuses, because those things happen in basketball. We're just going to have to learn how to play with a short bench, because that's how it's going to be the rest of the way.
academic athletes athletic built cared center department happened key last missed money true turnaround
He'll be sorely missed because he cared about the athletes and the academic side. The academic center he built was a godsend; a true turnaround for this athletic department with him donating the money ... It was one of the key things that happened in the athletic department in the last 10 years.
block far overall prepare shots sure teams
As far as overall size, this is one of the better teams we've had. I'm sure other teams prepare for it because they know we're going to block shots and do some things inside.
across built confidence early game hard pace saw stop team
Because we couldn't stop them early on and set the pace of the game, they built confidence as the game went on. It's hard to get across to your team that they're 0-8 but better than that, and we saw that.
coaches deserves hoping season valuable vote
It's the coaches who vote for it, so they know how valuable Julian is. And he's had the season we were hoping for from him, so he deserves it.
foul stayed trouble
I stayed with them because we were in foul trouble. I went as long as I could with it, and then went back to our big zone.
beat both motivation team work
They have nothing to play for, but that could work both ways. If they find the motivation and really want to get after it, they can beat any team in the league.
games left road telling
It really is like two different teams. But I've been telling them all week, the road games we have left are all winnable games, so let's go out and get them.
came freshmen guys job league numbers
There weren't that many freshmen in the league this year, but he had better numbers than the other guys who were nominated. And when ever we called on (Waters), he came in and did the job for us.
bit looking offense run selfish
That's where they're getting a little bit selfish with it, I think. They're not looking to run the offense like they were earlier.
bench change energy games help struggled
If we do change it, Ahmet can give us a lot of energy off the bench. There have been some games where our bench has struggled to give us points, and I know Ahmet can help there.
level moves practice
This is the first competitive practice we've had in a month. When you have that competitiveness out there, everybody's level moves up.
bad instead possibly
It was a bad call. It was a four-point turnaround. Instead of us possibly being down four, it was eight.
ball loose rhythm
All of that comes from getting him the ball on time. He was able to get loose and get in a rhythm for his shots.