Steve Alford

Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alfordis an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 November 1964
CityFranklin, IN
CountryUnited States of America
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We've got 12 home wins, the most of anyone in the league right now. It's starting to become a bit of a tougher place to play.
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We wanted to continue to wear on them.
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We've got to get home and practice that scenario a little more. I'm glad that A.J. didn't get his feet set, because they had a really good look.
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When you get to this point of the season, all wins are difficult. We were fortunate to grind out the win.
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We might play him 5 or 6 minutes, then take him out. Yet Jeff might say that makes it tight, and it's better if he can keep it warm and go. We're putting our faith in him to let us know. . .
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When you end up getting into the profession, you end up learning how important that end is. This is a group of guys who have gotten older and matured through the Big Ten. ... They understand the benefits that go into defending.
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Tyler will have an immediate impact on our team next season. He is a very talented player, but also a great person, and that is something we always look for in recruiting.
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We did a great job on the boards,
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We were very fortunate to grind out a win. We got it the way we won a lot of games this year, with our defense.
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We expected to see zone today - we hadn't seen zone in two weeks.
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You go through a lot, whether it's two years or four years. When you look at their careers, it's really about how they did it. You never saw them down at practice. They showed up every day to get better.
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We had absolutely no issues academically at all. Our five seniors are all on pace to graduate.
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We're 7-2 in the nine games since that came up. That tells everybody where our focus has been.