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...
coming defense early guys hard helping junior recovers tracking
Early in the season, there was a lot of separation, because he didn't think defense coming out of junior college. Now he's right with the guy, tracking hard and getting out in him. And our big guys are helping him, and he recovers better than he did.
calling guys power scoring
Our power guys inside, I'm calling them floaters now because there's no power. We're not scoring in the paint.
control decision future good guys job kids leave people playing reason recruiting school
In the future it's going to be very difficult. They're going to have to do a good job of recruiting guys who have the potential. The thing that kills people that's not fair, the No. 1 reason kids leave school is playing time. You can't control that. You get penalized for his decision and not yours.
bring depends guys special team willing
It depends on who else we bring (from recruiting). But what made this year's team so special is that we had guys willing to play different positions.
energy guys home seems
Everything seems to come back when you're at home. The guys have been working hard. You can see they have more energy here.
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.
care crowds guys liked road stuff team
Savo and those guys were aggressive. They didn't care where we were. They liked going on the road because the crowds and stuff got them mad. This team doesn't have that kind of fire.
loss louisiana playing state tech tough win
It's a tough match-up for us. That's why this loss (to Louisiana Tech on Saturday) was so big. We win and we're playing (No. 6) Boise State instead.
move save smart
It was probably a smart move for them to save him for the tournament.
match tough
I think we match up better with Boise. That's why this was a tough one to lose.
fits good kids obviously perfect recruit smart
You obviously have to be smart to get into that school. But they also recruit kids who are perfect fits for that system. That's why they're so good every year.
player
He has to be up there. No other player has been able to do all the different things he does.
improving keeps potential talks upside
Everyone talks about his upside and how much potential he has. If he keeps improving with us, he could end up being a steal.
factor fatigue good help reasons
I use it to help them get hungrier. There are reasons for that (domination in Reno). They're good and there's the fatigue factor (playing at Reno's 4,500-feet elevation).