Any highlights from tonight's show?
South Florida was a huge team and they played a zone and shaded towards Cobb. We had to make perimeter shots and really had the lead because Troy hit some threes. Said he was proud of the way the team responded emotionally. Said they were locked in to playing defense. Best defensive rebounding performance of the season against a huge team. They only had 2 offensive rebounds until the final minute of the game.
Talked some about Houston, said we have to do a good job of rebounding because that is where we have have a statistical advantage. Houston is similar to Temple because often have all 5 guys outside the three point line. They don't have a true post up player. This team is much more talented than last year.
Was asked about the Bengals and how he would deal with "hothead" type players. Tuned that part out because I don't care about the Bengals.
Asked about Quadri: Proud of Quadri's development both on and off the floor. He has had a complete attitude change and is the most improved player on the team. Said he deserved to be the first big of the bench of the USF game for his efforts in the SMU game. He will continue to get more minutes as long as he doesn't dribble the ball (LOL).
Asked about Shaq: Said he is very proud of how he's become a better player. His FG% has increased by 10 since last season. He isn't taking those wild, hanging one handed shots anymore. He is much better suited for an open court game and his eyes light up when we start to press. Late in the season you have to rely on your veterans so Shaq will have to play a big role in the last 8 weeks of the season.
Asked about Jenifer: Said he has had a great attitude and had a great game against Tulsa and USF. The size of USF nullified his quickness and couldn't really get to show his skills in the open court because we weren't getting steals when Jenifer was in. Like Shaq, he is best when the tempo is being pushed. Also said "his coach decided not to play him against SMU" kind of in a sarcastic way. I took it as him acknowledging that he should have gotten him some minutes in that one.
Said some guys (like Jenifer and Shaq) are much better in an open court, uptempo game while other guys (didn't name names)are better in a slower half court game. It is his responsibility find a good combination of everything.
Answered a caller saying that people forget that Troy closed out the Nebraska and GW games with the ball in his hand. Also said he got too deep on the drive against SMU when he got his shot blocked. Seemed defensive with this answer...like he was referring to some posters on here..LOL.
Asked about Gary's improvement as a scorer: Said Gary only has 2 ways to score right now, either in the low post or from free throws. He needs to work more with him to expand his game. Great scorers can score in every facet of the game. Would like to see him improve his conditioning. Big men can get 4 points a game just by running the floor. He's a hard worker and is trying to get better.
Asked about recruiting: Always could use another shooter and a big man. Said we are "hot" on a few guys and during the upcoming breaks in scheduling he will be out on the road doing recruiting. We have 3 scholarships but won't use them all. He doesn't like having 13 scholarship players and likes to keep a spot open. Zach Tobler will go on scholarship for the second semester. He kept that slot open during the first semester in case we landed a transfer.
That's all I remember. If anyone else listened feel free to chime in.
