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...
attitude good start talk
When you talk about good attitude and working hard, start with him.
coming games tough
We got two tough games coming up, but if we get them both, we're right back in the hunt. It's a long way from over.
guys inside outside presence pressure
We're going to have to get better on the inside presence because that relieves the pressure so guys can get their outside shots.
mentally physically travel
We're going to have to be mentally and physically ready. When you have no depth, the travel can really take its toll.
league season starting
We're 1-0 in the league and we're starting a new season now. You're in league play and that's what really counts.
mechanical plane sat seattle sent waited
The plane to Boise had some kind of mechanical problem; we were actually on the plane before they sent us back. And then we just sat and waited and there was no other way to get us to Boise, so they sent us to Seattle and put us up for the night.
conference everybody nobody tough travel
The travel is what makes this conference so hard. Everybody is tough at home, and nobody has to travel like how we do it.
jockey position race ready
Even if you're not in the race, you still have to jockey for position in the (WAC) tournament. So they still have a lot to play for. They'll be ready for us.
problem run
With Ahmet and Stephen in there, that's two big bodies. But we don't want to run into the problem we had this year, so we still need depth.
systems
We've got a lot of new systems going.
proven winning
You have to look at them first. They're proven and they've been winning on the road.
call confidence extension guard hot knows leadership offense point teammates
With the leadership and the confidence he has in his teammates and the unselfishness that he has as that point guard now, he's able to orchestrate. He knows who's hot and where they want to get it. He knows the offense well enough now to know what to call and it's like an extension of the bench.
accepting role
What he's done, accepting his role that way, has been a big part of this team.
coming games lost move worry
We need to move on. We have some injuries, we lost some games we probably should have won, but you can't worry about that. Our most important games are coming up, and that's in the league.