Coach
Wade visits with Ryan Hammer
Excerpts:
- We play a unique style of defense, we do some things that are a little bit unique.
- The ACC doesn’t turn the ball over as much. We’re going to ratchet up our pressure, or get those steals a different way.
- The ACC is the best shooting league I’ve been in. We’re a pretty good defense that gives up a ton of looks from three. If you give up those threes, but you don’t foul, if you limit the shots at the rim, you can still survive.
- We’re not going to be able to throw fast balls the whole game, we’re going to have to throw some curveballs, some change-ups.
- One of the few areas in the country that college basketball is more popular than college football
- If we maximize our unique way, we’re going to win and we’re going to be able to beat everybody in the country, including the teams that are close to us.
- You want to have a team that represents your people. We’re going to be hardworking, we’re going to be blue collar, we’re going to do things at a high level in terms of our standards.
- Your program is your standards, and your identity, and how you hold to those standards.
- We’re in a highly competitive division 1 program. This is not the YMCA.
- Tre Holloman … he’s just an absolute pitbull.
- Derrion Williams … makes the right play all the time. He’s an excellent, excellent player especially on the offensive end. Really, really good rebounder, solid defender.
- Players talking about Coach Wade – “The guy’s a little nuts, but it will all work out”
- We want to build for the long term here. This needs to be built on a solid foundation.
