Hokie ClubHere are some comments from Tech head coach Seth Greenberg that came from Monday morning’s ACC coaches’ teleconference:
What did you do against UNC in the ACC tournament game that you want to duplicate?:
“When you play North Carolina, you’ve got to take them out of transition. You’ve got to defend the post early and efficiently. You’ve got to make sure you limit the catch-and-shoot’s for [Wayne] Ellington. That sounds like an easy blueprint, but it’s difficult to make happen. You’re not going to trade baskets and beat North Carolina.â€
On UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough:
“He’s a special player, not just for his talent, but for his spirit. There are few players to have played this game that play as hard and as consistently as he does. He waits for you to take a play off and takes advantage of the opportunity.â€
On Jeff Allen’s penchant for foul trouble:
“You want him to eliminate those foolish fouls, and if he’s going to commit a foul, then make sure it’s a foul. I think he could have a little bit better focus defensively at times. The other day, he got two offensive fouls. That has nothing to do with being aggressive defensively.â€
On UNC’s Danny Green:
“Danny’s a very complete player. He defends and he can score the basketball. He’s long. He rebounds his position. Obviously, he’s got a great two-step – he’s a tremendous dancer. The guy is very complete. He’s just a very good basketball player. You don’t put him in a small box. He does a lot of different things to affect a game.â€
On Danny Green’s dancing (he dances before every game):
“He does all that dancing. He’s obviously auditioning for Dancing with the Stars. I think he’s better than Emmitt [Smith]. But I don’t know if he could beat Shaq.â€
On the strength of the league:
“I don’t know how you guys [the media] are going to pick an all-league team. There are just two many good players. On the perimeter, especially. The game starts with the guards at the college level. There are so many good, experienced perimeter players in this league who understand what it takes and who put their teams in position to win. Vasquez is a great example. He has the wherewithal and the energy to put a team on his shoulders.â€
On whether last year’s performance against UNC gave the Hokies confidence heading into this upcoming game:
“We’re confident going into every game. If you don’t play to win in this league, you may as well not play. We play a great schedule against great teams, and our guys expect to win just like the other team’s guys expect to win. We’ve got to do more things at the end of a game to find a way to finish and close out close games. We’ve had opportunities against great teams. Carolina is probably the best of the best, but our guys will go into this one like they do any other game. This is what we have to do to win – let’s go make it happen.â€