I've said all along that Marcus is the best passer I've ever coached. I think he took affront to that, because he had back-to-back 20-point games (in the tournament). There aren't many better point guards in the country.
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He's done a great job there. He has a team that puts constant offensive and defensive pressure on you. They're deep. They run. They're quick. They're just a relentless team. A lot of that has to do with his personality. That's how he coaches, and he doesn't accept excuses when it comes to effort.Jim Calhoun
Villanova is a unique team. Villanova is going to be unique for anybody to play. No one has guard play like them. Ray obviously made some tremendous, tremendous shots from deep, deep range.
Jim Calhoun
Elvin Hayes was such an incredible scorer that it was hard for me to believe, ... I had seen Bob Pettit do it to some degree, he was 6-foot-9, but Elvin Hayes took it to a different level. He was a scoring machine who went outside at 6-foot-9 and that was so foreign to what we knew. He never really got the credit he deserved for what he accomplished.
Jim Calhoun
He certainly has had his best year. I would have bit my tongue off last year if I said, Let's leave Rashad in for defense.' He's a weapon that very few teams can keep on the bench.
Jim Calhoun
The only difference between Providence and maybe somebody a little bit higher in the standings is the young kids. Providence is talented but they're young. Young teams make mistakes.
Jim Calhoun
He makes your offense start not at 19 feet, but at 26, where most people wont shoot the ball. Its difficult to make post passes from there, its difficult to ignite your offense from there.
Jim Calhoun
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