It's an attack on your senses because people come at you in so many different ways. They know who the coaches are. They wait outside the convention center where we collect our tickets. They're pros. ... I've had people standing there with hundred dollar bills fanned out in front of my face.
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We're picking up the pieces and moving forward. We're constantly reminding ourselves that there's still a half-year of basketball to play.Phil Martelli
This is the biggest challenge for us emotionally. The team today traveling was much more somber than they were last year. This feels much more hurtful than in past years.
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I did notice that he had the three turnovers in three possessions. We did want to turn the pressure up a little bit. Not necessarily because it was his second start, but because he's a freshman. Unless you're extraordinary, freshmen really can't stand down.
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Shannon did everything that we asked of him on and off the court. He gave maximum effort and had a great disposition -- but the ball just didn't go in for him.
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One of the things we don't do is that we don't penetrate. We don't have that ability on our team. We have one guy who can get by people on the dribble, and right now his knowledge of basketball is such that he can't find the open player. We just don't put pressure on the defense to make them help. We've allowed teams to play us head-up. If you're not getting the shot in that sweet spot, it's not going to go down easily.
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I wished him the best wishes for whatever happens. He's a really good basketball coach and he certainly has presented himself as a classy coach and a nice man. When you factor in it impacts his family, the assistants he's worked with, it's tough. But Gary is certainly going to land on his feet. He's too good of a coach not to.
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