Matt Doherty Quotes (33 Quotes)

We have to play the hottest team in the conference and we didn't play particularly well against them last time. Stetson has as good of a chance as anyone to win this thing. We need everybody operating on all cylinders.

We are excited to have David join our program. He is a fine young man who represents al that we look for in a student athlete at FAU. As a player, he gives us another ball handler who can run the team while putting terrific pressure on opposing guards. We were fortunate to find him at such a late date.

We couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. We got decent looks, we just couldn't make a basket.

They both have improved a lot. Paul has a real knack for driving to the basket, and his passing was evident last night.

I'm disappointed. We just didn't perform very well and we couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. ... When you know it's one game and you're done, the basket can look a little small.

We played better, we played harder and took better care of the ball, I thought our effort was pretty good.

I hope we build on this. If we play with that kind of energy and lose, I can live with that. But we haven't been playing with that kind of energy.

It's the best time of the year, and these three days can create memories that will last a lifetime. I told them to embrace it and not get nervous about it.

I didn't know if he had it in him, quite frankly. I didn't know if he was going to quit or if we were going to have to kick him off the team. Sometimes there was a lack of effort, and his attitude wasn't the best, but he's come a long way since then and I'm proud of him.

I think so. This year I want to spend time with my family, do some TV and see where the fire burns after the season. I was watching Remember the Titans the other day, and it made me think about the emotions you go through. There's nothing that moves you emotionally like coaching. You have high highs and low lows, and to be able to have an impact on young people, to get a group of young men together and accomplish a goal, that is a real exciting challenge for me. You don't get that in any other profession.

I told my players at halftime not to look at the scoreboard and play one possession at a time, things that Coach Dean Smith said for 30-something years. And then I screwed up, and I looked at the clock. I got conservative.

They don't know what a great experience they can have in Johnson City. It can be the best three days of their life. They have to be mature enough to digest that and then hopefully understand it, visualize it and want it as much as we do.

Leaving Florida was hard. At first I didn't want to leave, at first I didn't want to look at another job because we have a lot of work to do there yet...but this was an opportunity here for me professionally and for my family was that was just a great fit. It had 'Matt Doherty' written all over it.

He's the only guy on the team that really commands a double-team. ... That says something about a freshman. Now we have to be able to adapt when that occurs to take advantage of the double-team.

I've never been more disappointed after a victory than today.

A team is like a child. First it's the infant stage then the adolescent stage. I think we're in the adult stage. Hopefully, we don't revert back to the adolescence stage.

We didn't play hard for the first five minutes of the second half. For whatever reason, that happens.

The university would have to spend a million dollars for that kind of exposure.

It didn't really occur to me until yesterday, ... I was hanging some pictures in my office and there was one of Michael Jordan taking that shot, and I told one of my players how there were 63,000 people at the Superdome that day and that's when it hit me.

I hate to be evasive, but I am just not going to comment.

He's come so far, but he reverted today. He needs to be able to sustain a level of concentration and an attitude that is representative of what we want at FAU.

We needed to build momentum heading into the tournament. We couldn't just wake up March 2 and hope that switch is turned on.

Carlos gave us a big lift when the NCAA finally cleared him to play. His rebounding, scoring and ability to pass elevated our team's play considerably.

I thought the effort was there, but we just weren't making our shots.

It doesn't rally concern us, because he didn't attend Philly Lutheran. Paul had already graduated.

He really pushes the basketball and gets into gaps. No one person can guard him. It has to be a team effort.

Stetson scored 23 points off turnovers. We have to take care of the ball and take good shots. We have to make the easy play because Gordon sits back there like a free safety picking off passes.

He's so unselfish. He has really embraced the things we talk about with. He's worked on taking care of the basketball and playing defense. He's asked himself to do everything I've asked him to do.

I was proud of the way we cut the lead. We could have hung our heads and it could have been a 20- or 25-point loss. It's not a moral victory, but at this point you have to look at the entire season and I'm proud of those guys.

It's like any divorce. If you see your ex-wife at the grocery store, either she's going to throw a bunch of eggs at you, or you're going to have a genuinely enjoyable conversation. To be able to see those guys and laugh with them and reminisce a little bit was good for my soul.

We have to sell our program. The amount of exposure certainly helps. It helps fan interest and recruiting.

We had our (big) men helping bring the ball up. So, if we were able to break the press, we had good scorers who were able to stop and shoot on the other end. This team is getting smarter, and we know who should take (the shots).

In a way it's kind of nice. I can go to the mall with my wife and not be recognized.