{"id":22958,"date":"2015-03-06T16:49:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T21:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=22958"},"modified":"2015-07-27T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T17:51:13","slug":"being-andy-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/being-andy-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Andy Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AK-5\"<\/a>Ole Miss<\/strong> Head Basketball Coach Andy Kennedy,<\/strong> in his ninth year at the university, has taken a program farther than any other coach in school history.<\/span><\/p>\n

187<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 All time Winningest Coach in Ole Miss history<\/span><\/p>\n

20<\/strong><\/span> Win Seasons \u2013 Seven, also the most in Ole Miss history<\/span><\/p>\n

1986<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Parade<\/em> All-American, as well as the Mississippi Player of the Year at Louisville High School<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"AK-1\"<\/a>AK Quotes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After a loss to Charleston Southern<\/strong>: \u201cObviously, we\u2019re all very disappointed. It\u2019s the first game of a long season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a loss to TCU<\/strong>: \u201cWe had no rhythm, and we\u2019re searching for options offensively. Defensively, we were really locked in early. It\u2019s hard to maintain a certain intensity on the defensive side when you\u2019re so inefficient offensively. It spreads throughout. It\u2019s not one or two guys; it\u2019s throughout our team. It\u2019s disheartening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After beating South Carolina<\/strong> and losing to Kentucky<\/strong> in OT: \u201cThe standard has been changed. Through 13 games, we\u2019ve seen some high points and low points. Then we went into Rupp Arena, in that environment.
\n\"AK-3\"<\/a>The only thing that bothered me afterwards was a lot of people saying that Kentucky didn\u2019t play well. Kentucky played well. We took their best shot. My hope was that our guys saw that this is the new standard, and this is what we are capable of doing if we take the right approach. If we take the right approach, this team has a chance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After beating Florida<\/strong> at Home: \u201cIt\u2019s good for our confidence. We\u2019re not as confident of a group as I would have hoped despite some of our early wins that show we are a good basketball team.
\nYou have to be able to stack wins at this time of the year. It was obviously a vital game for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Mississippi State<\/strong> win at home: \u201cWe got an angle, shot faked and leaned in to get a guy off balance. We continue to make free throws at a very efficient rate. I want to give Mississippi State a lot of credit. They played exceptionally hard. Very seldom do you win basketball games in the SEC when you get outrebounded.\u201d\u00a0\"AK-6\"<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Florida win on the Road on Stefan Moody<\/strong>\u2019s three pointer: \u201cIt felt good. I obviously didn\u2019t really feel it until it went in.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Tennessee<\/strong> win: \u201cFinally, we got a kind bounce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Alabama<\/strong> win: \u201cI thought Alabama\u2019s zone in the first half had us really perimeter oriented and had us very stagnant. We were settling for way too many contested jump shots. We tried to challenge at the half to put some pressure on the paint and see if we could get dribble penetration through not only their man, but their zone.\u201d \u00a0 \"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

This article was originally printed in The Local Voice<\/em> #224 (published March 5, 2015.)<\/span>
\n To download a PDF of this issue, click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

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