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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I think we are a better defending team. I still think we have a long way to go and we have done a lot of improvement in that area. That is exciting because I think we have done a pretty good job through 17 games. All-in-all it has been a great team effort in the defensive end.
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I thought all the teams were going to be better in our league, with maybe the exception of Illinois. I thought they'd be very good.
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I've been in it long enough - I can handle all that. We really are focused on what we're doing. This has been a tremendous ride. What this team has accomplished this year has been phenomenal.
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Obviously a tremendous, tremendous win for our team and our program. We're in the midst of a very special journey right now.
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Minnesota is a team who knows they've got to continue to advance to help their postseason (chances), and that's scary because they have so many seniors.
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That's why we're the No. 1 league in the country. It's obvious. We respect everyone, and we have to play well. ... We're down to five games, but a lot can change. Teams near the top could be in the middle. Two weeks from now we might be talking about teams at the bottom no longer being at the bottom.
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Maybe your anxiety and nerves are different. Every year it seems we're on the brink and not knowing how many games we had to win or in '01 knowing we needed to win all of them to get in. It's a different feeling this year. There's the pressure that we think we're a pretty good basketball team and winning one of the two Big Ten championships is out there.
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In the second half, we made the plays we had to make. That's been the mark of this team all year.
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It's two minutes after the game. I put everything into this and these kids. We're so focused. That's where my concern has been, just to lead this team and help them understand a loss like this.
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Northwestern hasn't helped us in a long, long time ... so I guess it'd be nice if they would help. You have a lot of interesting games. Every team is playing for something here in this last week.
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Right now we've got seven really solid teams that have probably locked up NCAA bids. I think we've got a minimum of seven right now.
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Out of respect for me and my program, I hope all questions are directed at this year's team. For those of you that have that incredible urge to go elsewhere, out of respect for you, I have this comment: My entire focus and energy is helping my team win a Big Ten championship and get ready for the NCAA Tournament. This is my only concern.
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There was a lot of emotion for the seniors, but not just for them. Sometimes it's what your teammates do (on Senior Night), and I think we saw that.
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My complete focus and efforts are on trying to help my team win a Big Ten championship. That's my only concern.