Frank Haith Quotes (83 Quotes)

I hope that winning one game in the tournament and playing the second game well is enough. I'm hoping we'll get a shot at it.

I don't know. That's the official's read. We showed some toughness, I thought. I'm so proud of the way our guys executed.

I was proud of our team's effort. There were a couple of plays that I thought we botched there at the end that could've given us a better chance. But, I can't fault our guys' effort and how they competed. Duke played well down the stretch when they needed to and J.J. made all of the big plays.

I thought our kids competed and we played very hard. J. J. is a phenomenal player. He wasn't just great tonight, he has been great all year. I think he is the best player in college basketball and he showed it tonight.

But we've played in some tough places this season. We've been to the Dean Dome, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Maryland and Michigan. It's not like we don't know what it's like to play in a hostile environment.

We're not totally out of it. Obviously we need to win (today) and we need to go into the (ACC) tournament and win one and, maybe, two games. As much as (FSU is) playing for something, we have to understand we're playing for something, too.

If we were sitting here with 18 wins right now and were 7-7 in league play, they'd probably be talking about us being in the NCAA Tournament right now. But everybody has to understand we beat ourselves up in this league.

The point guards were so good in this league last year. It was incredible.

They're a great shooting team. A lot of those shots were contested. They're going to find the open man, and then everybody they throw it to can make the shot.

Guillermo felt that this was the best time for him to enter the draft and I support that decision. In the two seasons I've been at Miami, he has been as exciting a player as I've been around.

(Virginia) is almost like a mirror image of us. They play a lot like we do. Their guard play is very good. Their post guys are very physical. They're aggressive and they play extremely hard. Dave's done a great job of getting those guys to believe they can be successful in this league.

It is pretty amazing. A lot of what Tyler is is just sheer determination. Usually that's the thing from high school to college that takes time kids to adjust to. He's at warp speed right now.

In the first half we played well defensively and that was the key. I thought, in the second half, we lost focus a little defensively. In the second half, they got some uncontested shots. They're good players and they're going to make uncontested shots if you give them to them.

I never felt we were totally in the clear. I just knew Creighton was going to make a run.

We are going to have a good basketball team. We are going to be fine.

We played great defense. It was a night where we didn't particularly shoot the ball well from deep, and we found a way to win.

Give Rob Hite a lot of credit. He's taken time to shoot some extra shots in practice. He and Diaz both. It pays off.

I told our guys at halftime that Carolina was going to make a run and that we had to stay together, remain focused.

Obviously, this was very special for me, growing up in North Carolina, growing up on ACC basketball and being an assistant in this league at Wake Forest.

Guillermo's had two great performances back to back. He played really under control. We did a great job of getting him the ball.

The atmosphere was as loud as it has ever been since I've been here. Hopefully the loss won't deter them from coming back.

It is what it is. It's gonna be very difficult. I don't think we look at it like it's over. We look at it like we gotta get guys ready to play, we do have six wins in the bank. We gotta keep our head up and get ready to go out and give ourselves a chance.

We've started well. We really wanted to emphasize how we started ballgames. And we finished well. A couple losses we've had, that's been something we haven't done very good. ... We've really worked on our late-game situations.

He drove the ball in the past but he avoided the contact. Now, he's jumping through the contact. He's confident. He's a senior that wants to win, that knows this is his last go-around and he's going at it with a lot of passion.

Last year was our first year in the league and my first year in the league as a head coach. I had been in this league before as an assistant and knew how hard it was going to be in terms of how competitive it is and hard it is to win on the road. I think our kids are better at it after going through it one time. We're more experienced and now that we have Anthony Harris back, I think we're playing better basketball.

We could have easily faltered right there. If you look at it, you've got the game won with 1.7 seconds left. They make a play and it looks like they've got all the momentum.

I knew how hard it was going to be in terms of how competitive it is and how hard it is to win on the road. Our kids have gone through it one time and are better at it. No question. We're more experienced and have (injured) Anthony Harris back and are playing better basketball.

We didn't get his name in the book on Senior Day. He didn't start, and it really bothered me. I wanted to make sure he had a chance to start.

We're going to see how tough we are. We have to go into tough arenas, on the road, against a team that prides itself on being tough Boston College.

I don't know a kid who worries about their future and what they are going to do afterward who plays well at this point. You've got to be routine in what you've done thus far and keep that focus.

We were still right there, in position to win the game. You just have to make plays. They made their free throws.

They're an extremely experienced club. This is a team that was 20-0 at one point last year in the Big East. They know how to win. They don't get rattled. They have a great low post presence in 6-7 senior Craig Smith, and to me their best player is 6-7 junior Jared Dudley. I think they'll make a big run in the NCAA tournament.

We just gotta take baby steps. Hopefully we'll be playing in the NCAA next year.

It's a long season. That was one loss. We just have to get one back on the road.

Not having him the first seven ballgames, it showed. And it shows now when he's out of the game in our ability to get into the offense. It just takes a little time. I think we're finally starting to get together a little bit.

We have to do a better job marketing college basketball and with our game operations. They have to understand that having a sixth man is important.

You never felt like they were rattled, even when we got the lead. BC is a really smart team. They're very experienced. They know how to play in tight situations. They've been in it.

Having vocal leadership is important to this team. He's taken that role on, and the guys respect what he says. To me when you don't have him on the court, that's what you're lacking.

His two years here he was as exciting a player as I've been around. He's living a dream right now.

As you can see, it didn't help because he still got 30 points. He finds ways. He is smart. It is like anything you do, it will work for a short period of time.

They're an outstanding team and J.J. is terrific. We executed our game plan. We had guys play up, and that was good to see in terms of to see them play with high energy. The difference in the game We make one three, they make 13 threes. We make 10 free throws, they make 29.... When you look at those two numbers, it's hard to win.

We have one of the best guard corps in the league, and BC's low post is the best in the league, if not in the nation. They have size, strength and experience.

I told the guys after the North Carolina game that this is a big win and I'm happy for you. But we've got to enjoy it today and focus on Clemson. That's the most important game on the schedule because it's the next game on the schedule, and you have to protect your home court.

My thing with Duke is they are a high percentage team, so I'm real pleased with the fact that we held them to 41 percent shooting. But J.J. is a great player and when the game is on the line your players have to make plays. He knew he was going to try to make a play and he did.

We're above.500 (in the ACC) at the halfway point and you have to be pleased with that. But we have to understand that we're a long way from where we want to be.

This is our second year (in the ACC), and I wanted our guys to understand the passion for basketball (in the conference).

They're a great shooting team. They put five guys out there that can make threes.

Anthony Harris' three was really huge. We had a timeout and he had missed his last two or three in a row and I told him, 'You're going to make the next one.' He stepped up and I think the three he made gave us the lead in the second half. Once he made that three I don't think we gave up the lead.

Obviously, it's a great win for us. I just think we're playing with good poise, good patience.

I thought we were a soft basketball team tonight. Virginia was physically tougher than we were. When we had guys take the ball out of our hands, well, that's toughness. And that No. 11 kid, he played hard.