We tried to get him and Tim involved, because the bigger the game, the bigger he plays. He was excited and thrives in this atmosphere. He loves the big games. The more you ask of him, the more he relishes.
Quotes about relishes (13 Quotes)
He is a handful. Chris has played very well in most of their big games. I feel in some ways that I've got one of the best defensive centers in the country in my team in Steven Hill. I know Chris is going to be hard to stop, but he's going to face a kid that relishes defense, relishes shot blocking, relishes shutting somebody down. And if he (Chris) does well, it's going to be because he earned it.
Larry is Larry. You can just imagine. He's in the middle of a tough situation. But personally, I think he relishes it. He wants to fix it. That's what he enjoys. It makes him tick. This is no different than a lot of other things he's had to deal with.
It's too bad he was ineligible last year and it'll be too bad if he's ineligible next year but he's putting his work in. He's a tough guy who relishes the competition and the hitting part of the game.
I don't think anyone relishes being unknown. I think we're a scrappy bunch. We're a bunch of fighters. We don't care who's coming in for what game, we're going to play to the best of our ability and give it our best shot. We play for each other and just play team ball.
By this time of year, we've heard Beane throw three or four tantrums. So far -- none. He won't say it, but he relishes the fact that everyone counted us out, and here we are.
He's been so clutch. He loves that situation. He relishes it. He doesn't have any nerves.
Every guy relishes this, especially in this room, where Derek Jeter has four World Series rings. A lot of us are trying to catch up.
I'm not surprised. That's the way Ben plays all the time. Wherever we go, if he's going up against guys 6-5 or 6-10, he just grins and relishes the challenge.
I wasn't surprised, because that's what he does. He relishes those situations. He likes to take those shots. Hopefully his body will allow him to continue to do that.
More than anything, I'm impressed with Rayfield. He's a tremendous player. Not only is he a great shooter, I think he relishes the big shots. He likes to take them and he likes to be a factor in big games.
Steven always guards the other team's best front-court player. He relishes that role. But he's got to defend without getting in foul trouble.
McNaughton is a handful. I've got one of the best defensive centers in the country and I hope he doesn't get in any kind of foul trouble. He relishes shutting someone down. He's going to make McNaughton earn every basket. We don't want him to shoot a high percentage -- that's our goal.