Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships, played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and seven Big East tournament championships. With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his career with 873 victories, ranking 12th all-time as of...
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He threw a couple of passes off guys' hands. But he also threw passes that no one has thrown all year. We expect that from him because he's such a great passer.
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You can?t predict this thing ... two, three, four all gone. How do you predict these things? The whole idea that No. 1 gets the easy route ... there are no easy routes. Those teams at 16 are really good, and they have incredible desire to win. By the time you get to 8-9, you?re facing really good teams.
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You can see a team that believes it's going to win. They had no doubt they were going to win. None. Therefore, that's the toughest guy to face all the time, the guy who believes he's going to win.
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Their big guys stood up and knocked our guys off the block. Our guys took it, accepted it, and weren't really much of a factor.
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Their big guys dominated us. Last night when I went to bed or this morning when I woke up, I would never have thought that would have happened. Maybe a wash, but certainly not that.
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Their arrogance doesn't show. They are not doing any kind of chest thumping that some teams carry, in my opinion, too far.
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This is my favorite time of the year. I love it. I just hope we come out and play the best basketball possible. Win and advance: that's all we think about. It's one game at a time. We don't talk at all about Indianapolis or Washington, D.C.
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This is making me, for once in my life, sit down and look at the past,
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I just believe 100 percent in Marcus Williams and he's reinforced that belief every step of the way.
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I just believe 100% in Marcus Williams and he's reinforced that belief every single day. This is a happy time for him because he's going on to a future that he's ready for.
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I'm a big fan of the Big East but I won't watch the games on TV on Friday and Saturday. It would hurt too much.
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I never ask anybody anything. I told him he better go out and be much more assertive. And he was magnificent.
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The difference between the two teams, quite frankly, was we're a little more athletic and a little more experienced. That's what it came down to.
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Am I finding a team with more resolve and more focus? Yeah. No question. You don't need 100 tough guys. You don't need 100 warriors. You need a couple leaders that can get you that. It becomes contagious.