Donald Copeland
Donald Copeland
adversity coaches deal everybody faced program year
All year we faced adversity and we were doubted. You have to deal with a lot of things off the court, but the coaches and everybody in the program never quit.
adversity character coaches faced players says year
All year we faced adversity and we were doubted. But the coaches and players never quit. That says something about the character of our team.
character coaches deal expected great hear season shown shows team work
All season you hear the doubters, you know what's expected of you. You work through it. This team has shown a great deal of resilience. It shows the character of this team the coaches and the players.
court excellent spread
We spread the court well. Grant, who is an excellent passer, he's able to see over defenses.
came points team tough tried
If we guard, we're a tough team to beat, because we're able to put points on the board. Really, it just came down to us getting stops, and if they tried to make a run, we had to answer.
anywhere means spoke
Of course, I spoke with my father. He means so much to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without him. He was the first person I called.
ball defensive game guy handle losing loss passes stan tremendous
Losing Stan is a tremendous loss for us. Stan is the kind of guy that can get into the game without scoring. He can handle the ball for us, he's a defensive stopper, he rebounds, he passes the ball well.
game people silence
When you win, you silence all the doubters. That's why we play the game - to win. You don't play it for anything else. If people think we still don't belong, he just have to keep winning.
believe came expect points score stake tall team teams win
We can't let teams score 89 points on us and expect to win every game, but when it came down to it we gutted it out, we didn't give up, and this team has been like that tall year. There's too much at stake and we believe in ourselves.
brings great perfect player time worked
Yeah, it would have been nice. Any time you get to play with a player of Randy's caliber, it would be great because he brings so much to the table. He made his decision, and it worked out perfect for him.
basketball good quick rebound time
We want to take our time and get good shots. You take a quick shot, they get the rebound and they're off to the races. That's not something we want happening.
bad finish stuck walked
We've been here through the good, the bad and the ugly. We could have walked out as bad as it got, but we stuck it out because we wanted to finish what we started.
aware dribble knew possible start
We had a feel for when they were going to go backdoor. We knew that when they start to dribble at you, it's possible for a backdoor. We were always aware of it.
against ball key looking poised pressure push run staying
We can't really play at their pace. They're looking to push the ball and pressure you and make you play fast. The key is staying poised against them, making sure you're doing what you want to do. You've got to run your offense.