Calhoun Quotes

You'd like to have at least eight players. You'd like to be able to go three up front, strong guys, and we have that - and Rudy can always jump in there at four. So we're covered there. Obviously the [small forward] spot is very well covered. So it comes down to the other guy playing with Marcus, and can someone back him up? Those are the two questions that we continue to ask. - Jim Calhoun

You?re not going to survive an off-night. You?re not going to survive a lack of chemistry and make it through the schedule. - Jim Calhoun

You turn on the film and the No. 1 player you're going to game-plan around is Brian Calhoun. He's the No. 1 player that we game-plan around (offensively). So, conversely, as a defensive coach, you're going to spend a lot of energy in trying to contain, throttle, and frustrate Calhoun, while forcing other players to beat you. If I'm coaching against us, the first thing I'm going to do is figure out a way to contain Brian because he can change a game, and change it fast. - Brian White

You kind of drifted on me. When am I going to get you back? - Jim Calhoun

You have seen somewhat the Connecticut you've heard about being disrupted in the tournament because teams do catch up. Teams find ways to catch you when you play 30-something games. We are 30-3, and I think (we) find a way to win. - Jim Calhoun

You have living proof of his maturity. There are so many times when guys feel like lashing back out at people. Since he felt he was the one who made the mistake, there was no sense lashing out at anybody. ... How he handled it showed me that he was more than ready. - Jim Calhoun

You have a great team. You did a great job. - Jim Calhoun

You had a No. 1 seed in peril. Thank God history wasn't made. - Jim Calhoun

You find you think more about what can go wrong when you're the hunted. When you're the hunter, you think about all the things that can go right. - Jim Calhoun