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“I’m really looking forward to that first day,” Ray said. “Our team comes out there with enthusiasm and excitement.”
I have no clue what I'm up against. I just hope everyone has fun.
“We can’t get frustrated teaching motion,” Ray said. “You can’t get frustrated with the process. To me, motion offense is the purest form of basketball. It lets guys play their game.”
Let's not call it "streetball" or "'buryball" ok? This is motion where my guys will be free to throw up 100 3's if necessary. We'll work it all out when we get out on the court.
“We’ve got willing workers. There hasn’t been a day when I’ve come in and had to push guys to work hard,” Ray said. “I want to instill a work ethic in these guys. That’s the most important aspect of us being good.”
I question our talent level, so to make everyone feel better let's just say that we work hard.
“From a fan perspective, every time they come see us play, did my team play harder than the other team? Answer’s gotta be yes. Did my team play tougher than the other team? I want the answer to be yes. And finally, did my team play smarter than the other team? If our fans can walk away saying yes, yes and yes to those questions, then we’ve been successful.”
Let's not measure success on W's and L's. I mean look, Stansbury won a bunch of games, but was he really that good of a coach? Success means playing smart.
“With Chicken, we don’t want to take away his enthusiasm to go make plays,” Ray said. “The big thing Chicken does is his explosiveness. … He just has so many more fast-twitch fibers than everyone else.”
I've got a kid we call "Chicken". Need I say any more?
“Andre Applewhite is a bright kid,” Ray said. “Everything you tell him, he digests and is able to carry out. He’s going to play because he knows everything.”
Doesn't really matter if he can score or defend if he knows he can't score or defend
“I think Colin obviously is going to help becase he can shoot the ball, he’s a skilled four man,” Ray said. “The biggest predictor of Colin having success is, can he go out and rebound and defend against SEC athletes? It’s as simple as that.”
What's obvious is that he is undersized.
“I think we’re a little bit further ahead than I imagined. With some of the moves we’ve made, we’ve set ourselves up to be successful in the future,” Ray said. “I’m really excited about the way recruiting has gone so far.”
At the end of the season, just remember I said "in the future"
“I’m really looking forward to that first day,” Ray said. “Our team comes out there with enthusiasm and excitement.”
I have no clue what I'm up against. I just hope everyone has fun.
“We can’t get frustrated teaching motion,” Ray said. “You can’t get frustrated with the process. To me, motion offense is the purest form of basketball. It lets guys play their game.”
Let's not call it "streetball" or "'buryball" ok? This is motion where my guys will be free to throw up 100 3's if necessary. We'll work it all out when we get out on the court.
“We’ve got willing workers. There hasn’t been a day when I’ve come in and had to push guys to work hard,” Ray said. “I want to instill a work ethic in these guys. That’s the most important aspect of us being good.”
I question our talent level, so to make everyone feel better let's just say that we work hard.
“From a fan perspective, every time they come see us play, did my team play harder than the other team? Answer’s gotta be yes. Did my team play tougher than the other team? I want the answer to be yes. And finally, did my team play smarter than the other team? If our fans can walk away saying yes, yes and yes to those questions, then we’ve been successful.”
Let's not measure success on W's and L's. I mean look, Stansbury won a bunch of games, but was he really that good of a coach? Success means playing smart.
“With Chicken, we don’t want to take away his enthusiasm to go make plays,” Ray said. “The big thing Chicken does is his explosiveness. … He just has so many more fast-twitch fibers than everyone else.”
I've got a kid we call "Chicken". Need I say any more?
“Andre Applewhite is a bright kid,” Ray said. “Everything you tell him, he digests and is able to carry out. He’s going to play because he knows everything.”
Doesn't really matter if he can score or defend if he knows he can't score or defend
“I think Colin obviously is going to help becase he can shoot the ball, he’s a skilled four man,” Ray said. “The biggest predictor of Colin having success is, can he go out and rebound and defend against SEC athletes? It’s as simple as that.”
What's obvious is that he is undersized.
“I think we’re a little bit further ahead than I imagined. With some of the moves we’ve made, we’ve set ourselves up to be successful in the future,” Ray said. “I’m really excited about the way recruiting has gone so far.”
At the end of the season, just remember I said "in the future"
