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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Jeff can get going. Jeff's a very good player. And when good players get going, they're hard to stop.
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That first group of Manchester players allowed me to enjoy coaching at a very young age that motivated me to do it. If it wasn't good, I might have made a career change.
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The pros may have figured out how to keep people from the floor, but they haven't figured out how to keep players from the stands. The student body is still the most important thing about the college game.
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When good players get going, they're hard to stop, and Jeff's a good player.
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When good players get going, they are hard to stop, and Jeff is a good player. He got going and it was hard for them to stop him just like it was hard for us to stop Vincent.
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We're losing five really good seniors. They've been absolutely perfect leaders. They've left a lot for the returning players to work with.
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I don't think it's ever a good thing when coaches or players get booed from the home crowd, that's never something that is positive. As far as me getting cheers, that's happened for a long time there...that's my alma mater, that's where I played, I won a national championship there.
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I don't think it's ever a good thing when coaches or players get booed by their home crowd.
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There's no question I don't think it's a very good thing when coaches or players get booed by the home crowd. That's never something that's positive.
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You've got two guys that have probably done more for Illinois basketball than anybody in the history of the program. That says a lot, because there have been some great players here.
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They've really developed some toughness. The players get it done between the lines.
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I've had a lot of special kids in my coaching career, but this guy ? he just wants it. And, he doesn't want to take time off. He's a special player who's the key to our team. He came back with both feet in.
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I feel blessed that I had an opportunity to be in the Big Ten for four years as a player and be in the Big Ten as a coach for eight years. To get 12 years in a conference like the Big Ten - it's a first-class league with great towns and great fans.
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When I played with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his ability and the ability of the other great players on that team. But what impressed me was that he was always the first one on the floor and the last one to leave.