Tubby Smith
Tubby Smith
Orlando Henry "Tubby" Smithis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's basketball head coach for the University of Memphis. Smith previously served in the same role at Texas Tech, Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, and Tulsa. With Kentucky, he coached the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA championship...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 June 1951
CityScotland, MD
best tonight
I thought tonight we were the best we've been in a while.
everybody ourselves played prove season
Just getting here is not what we're about. We're about advancing. It's a new season and everybody has that rejuvenation. We can prove to ourselves that we're better than we played this season.
everybody feed fired kids outside seem shot
Our kids seem to feed off of Patrick when he's making the outside shot like that. It does get everybody fired up.
absolutely believe comment convinced hope
I'm not absolutely convinced of nothing. I have no comment about it. How can I comment about that? I just hope we get the opportunity. I believe we will.
effort weapons
There are so many weapons on their team. It will take an extraordinary effort on our part to compete.
both consistent ends expected joe player versatile
Joe has probably been our most consistent player on both ends of the court. When you look at his offense, his defense, all of the little things he does on the court, his willingness to take the big shot, he's become a pretty versatile player, and that's what we expected out of him.
attacking basket free joe line throw
Joe Crawford was outstanding, getting to the free throw line and attacking the basket and making his shots.
biggest impressed overcoming toughness
I was very impressed with the toughness of Eastern. That was our biggest challenge, overcoming their toughness.
chasing good job mcdonald position rushed seems tough
I think Patrick is better off when he can just concentrate on one guy. He did a very good job chasing McDonald around those screens. He seems to be better when he's doing that than if he's in a position of helping. He made McDonald take some tough shots, and I thought he rushed some shots.
conscious playing
We've got to get him a lot more conscious of playing without fouling.
almost beginning ourselves second shot
(With) that flurry of threes at the beginning of the second half, we almost shot ourselves out of the game, but he was the only one to make one.
happened mental respond shown stay toughness
We've not shown the mental toughness we need yet. We need to stay intense, stay focused. How do you respond to what happened if you did not start? Do you respond the right way and do the right things to improve?
ball hands putting
We like putting the ball in his hands in that situation.
huge second standing
Those were huge buckets (in the second half), because we were standing around with no real movement.