Roy Williams
Roy Williams
Hall of Fame men's basketball coach who gathered an incredible 80% winning record at North Carolina and Kansas. He led North Carolina to NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2009.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 August 1950
CityMarion, NC
bunch confident country edge felt hope team win
We were a pretty confident bunch beforehand. I think I'm confident. I hope it's not over the edge of cockiness, but I told them I felt like we were the only team in this country that could come in here and win this game.
difficult games opposed regular three win
(The regular season) is 16 games over two or three months, as opposed to three games over one weekend. It's more difficult to win the regular season.
facility help house hurricane mayor nba ready team
When the hurricane occurred, our Mayor called the NBA and said we have a facility ready to house a professional team and he let them know that any way we can help out - we would,
game looks
Let's be honest, we made shots. When you make shots, the whole game looks prettier.
backing counter instead runs soft
It was a sensational day for us. When they made their runs we were able to counter instead of being soft and backing off and being tentative.
breakdown practice total
It was a total breakdown of what we like to think we practice every day. Very, very disappointing afternoon.
bucks pay
They pay us the big bucks to make the big plays. That's what we've got to do.
counteract game hoping speed strength
It was a game where I was hoping our speed would counteract some of their strength. But we weren't able to do that.
craig heck smith
Craig Smith was sensational, but it really was their whole club. They're just a heck of a team.
harsh plain words
He said some harsh words to the ref. The ref didn't like it, and he got ejected, plain and simple.