17 Quotes by Jim Calhoun about Ball

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    Marcus is not the scorer, but he is the runner of the team. He gets the ball to the right people in the right time at the right spots.

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    He makes you make plays you don?t want to make. He takes teams out of their offense by the ball pressure he puts on you. He?s really, really been a godsend to us in many ways.

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    There is nobody like him. When you watch Roy play, from a coaching standpoint, he's everything you want a player to be. He has composure and seems to want the ball in tough situations.

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    We'll have to take away the 3-pointers as best we can. We'll have to limit Quinn from having the ball as much as we can.

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    When the ball did fall in to send us into overtime, I thought we were going to win the basketball game.

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    I don?t think he even had the ball when he shot it. I don?t think he even looked at the basket.

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    He was just magnificent. He put the ball on the deck, drove from 22 or 23 (feet), made threes. He really was a handful.

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    We turned the ball over 26 times yet I think our heart was shown on enough occasions. When you're down 10 points or down seven points with something to go, you need to call upon the reserves. There's something inside you that won't let you lose.

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    Both offensively and defensively, Craig is a big reason we're 11-0. So Craig will start Tuesday (in the Big East opener) at Marquette. He deserves that right. His defense up top on the ball sets up the rest of our defense. He's been a godsend.

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