Quin Snyder Quotes (47 Quotes)

I think the biggest thing for us is if we can take care of the ball and really guard. Our offense is so connected to our defense. ... We've been struggling a little bit guarding people off the dribble, and I think they have an NBA backcourt.

I don't think that's relevant. I'm moving on. I respect the university's decision. When somebody tells you it's time to move on, in my mind, you do that.

He's just a good player. He happened to have a slump, particularly shooting the ball, at the first opportunity people had to see him play.

It starts with an attitude, like a desire, kind of an appreciation for the fact that there's a right way to play, ... I think when you don't make the extra pass or you take a bad shot or you are selfish ... you have to hate that about yourself.

Every team has a limited life and days like today, you can feel like that life has just ended. The fact of the matter is it didn't. There's more games for us to play. For me as a coach, I've got to figure out how to help my kids get better.

Thomas was going to have a game like this. People are going to key on him. Our other guys are just going to have to develop, they'll have to give him some help.

I got into this business to guide kids and mentor and coach them. Although the wins and losses are not secondary, they dictate whether you get questions asked about the resignation or not. Its never been suggested to me. Theres been plenty of times that option could have come up.

The competition picks up, but it's good to get a win and build some confidence while doing that.

I've been pretty brutally honest with him this past week about the way I think he's been playing, especially relative to what he's capable of doing. It's good to see him respond the way he did.

That kind of turned everybody's thinking on their head. I still think it's going to be tough to win on the road, but this might be one of those years where it's just so equal that you can throw that out the window.

As much as we can take from this and understand what we didn't do well and learn from it, that's got to be where it goes. Any time you get beat like this, it's like a big win. You can't let it create a fog because you play again Saturday.

It's common knowledge, whether it's been stated publicly for the record or not, that my job's on the line this year. We've been through an (NCAA) investigation. We've had a lot of things happen.

We got the lead and let them back in it with Roby. I told them about him every time out.

It's common knowledge that my job's on the line this year. We've been through an investigation and we've been faced with recruiting restrictions. It makes you better and stronger. I'm a better coach than I was two or three years ago.

Who knows, they may can my expletive, but you know what, I'll feel good about what I've done. I regret the quote-unquote investigation. But you know what We haven't had a violation in three years. I don't need to talk about that anymore.

I've had seven great years here with a lot of successes and a lot of challenges. When someone tells you it's time to move on, you respect that, take it like a man, and you move forward.

If certain guys step forward and assert themselves I think you'll see a more steady rotation but until that happens I'm going to keep trying to find who's playing well on a given night and who's got there head in the right place.

With a game like today, you feel that life has just ended. But there's more games left to play. I've got to figure out how to make my kids get better.

I told our guys before the game I thought this was going to be a game about heart and we just had incredible, incredible heart at the end of regulation to be down like that and not quit playing.

Not a whole lot of people like us, which is OK. We need to circle the wagons and keep playing. It's like us against the world. Who knows, they may can me, but I'll feel good about what we're doing.

As painful as this loss is and as much as you think, 'Hey, this is a game that we felt we had won,' we can't be living in yesterday. We've got to go forward.

There certainly is frustration. As a coach I want my team to play better and I know I'm responsible for that. But until that question poses itself, I'm going to say my party line It's not about me, it's about our team and trying to win games.

I thought Oklahoma State was terrific. They showed the type of character that their team has, their coach has and their program has. This was not an easy game for anybody.

I was really happy to see Marshall play as aggressively as he did on the glass. I thought that was a big lift for us, and that's the one reason he scored, too. We've got to have better play from him. It's good to see him kind of breaking through a little bit since he hasn't played as well as of late.

We've got certain standards in practice and in games and we'll play the guy that meets those standards consistently.

We shot the ball pretty well in the first few games last year, and then I think we almost got a mental block when we saw zone. Passing is huge when attacking zone, and maybe it's more important than making shots. Obviously when you make shots, people don't zone you.

His strong familiarity with our league and his recruiting ties in this region of the country will be a valuable addition to our program,

At that point there was really no confusion in my mind as to what the course of action was. I knew that it was over.

You come down here to win tonight and all of a sudden it shifts everything. We need a win. I think you get a win and that can lift some of the burden. But I don't think you get that by wallowing in the fact that you've lost a bunch in a row. You've got to keep moving forward and you've got to learn.

In our profession, Bruce Weber is one of the best guys around. He's done a great job of molding their team. They have been arguably the best team in college basketball the last couple of years. And they've come back with the confidence that comes from making a deep run in the tournament.

Lance is a high-character individual with a wealth of coaching experience, ... His strong familiarity with our league and his recruiting ties in this region of the country will be a valuable addition to our program. Lance's infectious energy on the court will enhance our staff's presence and will be an asset to our players.

It's not time to panic, but it can't happen again.

We played like a team's that's rich and we're poor, dirt poor.

No matter how difficult it might be, there's a lot of character in that locker room. I've seen teams climb out of holes and there's no one in that locker room that is turning their back.

We felt to win the game tonight we'd have to rebound with them, we'd have to really guard them and we'd have to make some shots. I think the first half we really played great defense. ... We did not play well offensively.

Marshall was a warrior today.

We're still learning how to win. If there's one thing I've learned to do the last two years, it's to block stuff out.

I felt like that gave us the best opportunity to win. There are no after-affects. I absolutely expect Thomas to start and play great basketball against Baylor.

He'll make you pay. When there was a long offensive rebound he stuck a 3. He did it several times. Those baskets had the effect of splintering us a little bit.

The turnovers are still frustrating. It didn't hurt us tonight on the scoreboard, but that's something that will continue to cost us ball games if we're not better.

We just didn't do a good job of converting those. I thought when we missed those, especially early, we got frustrated. I did feel like we needed to finish better.

We showed our youth in the second half. We didn't have the same intensity.

It's about being beyond the perception of reproach, where you're able to defend yourself against innuendo.

I think he has had to earn that. We certainly felt like he was the guy we wanted to see do these type of things because he's a guy who has some ability. But he has stepped up and provided some scoring. I obviously encouraged him to do that, but within the context of our team.

We never let Oklahoma's runs splinter us. In previous games we kind of got down on ourselves but today we stayed together.

I think he's terrific. He's got such a good base. You look at some guys, when they get in a stance they look like they're as comfortable in a defensive stance as they are walking around. He's strong, and he's real quick laterally. It comes naturally to him. It's clearly something that's important to him, something he's taken a lot of pride in.

He's taking better shots from the 3-point line and has spent a lot of time taking other shots.