679 Quotes by Jim Calhoun

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    We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on the mistakes of our opponents. At the same time we feel it is a very safe press because we work very hard at the necessary rotations.

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    We will review the film. The films we have right now are inconclusive. The early reviews show a little different thing than what was indicated. I thought there was a flagrant technical on our kid, yet I almost got one of the punches in the face. ... I saw two of the punches being thrown.

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    Maybe it was subtraction by addition. I'm not sure of anything because I'm so stunned by the way my team played.

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    It was like that scene in 'Good Will Hunting' when Ben Affleck tells Matt Damon that one day he wants to ring the bell and not have anyone answer it, ... My coach told me my friends just wanted me to stay there and that if I succeeded it would make their failures worse. He asked me if I really wanted to play in the Eastern League for $30 a game for the rest of my life.

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    It certainly was one of the more disappointing losses we've had in an awful long time. I'm proud of the way the kids came back. But I'm incredibly, incredibly disappointed in the loss and incredibly disappointed in myself.

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    This is our team and it's a pretty good one. When Rudy didn't play well, Denham stepped up. There were other guys, too. We appear to be a pretty good team with a lot of answers.

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