I'm glad we beat a really good team tonight. We really needed this. |
I've said and I still say they are the surprise, to me, of this conference, that they are doing what they're doing. They had to replace so many people. They're still overachieving in my view. |
If they had won (against Minnesota), there's a possibility they could look past you. But still, when they're at home they shoot the ball extremely well, which they did not do (against Minnesota). Certainly, they'll probably be a bit more focused because of that loss. |
If they'd won [at Minnesota], there's a possibility they could look past you. But when they're at home, they shoot the ball extremely well. They'll probably be more focused because of that loss. But I'm more concerned with the home court and playing there than them losing. |
If we don't get out-rebounded by 10 or more, then I think we can be OK. |
In the first half, neither team was stopped offensively. In the second half, they started stopping us and they kept making shots, and too many of them were open looks. |
It seemed like he was all over the court. |
Mohamed always surprises me. It used to be he'd make one good play for every bad one, then two good plays for every bad one, and now he's creeping toward three good plays. He's a risk-taker, and it turned out well for us tonight. |
Mohamed is making a difference for us. He's played well the last few games. He's getting his hands on everything. He's practicing well and taking responsibility for things. |
Moore came through for us and finally got his confidence going. That was key. He hasn't shot it yet, so it's good to see him do that. He's a basketball player. Maybe with the young guys, I expect too much too soon. But I look all across the country, and guys are doing it as freshmen, so why can't he? |
Normally, I call a timeout in that situation. I am taking responsibility for that. I saw a transition and Sterling going, and that is his strength. It looked like he was going to be able to get to the hole, but it just did not happen. I should have called a timeout. |
Not that many people interested in Northwestern and Purdue, huh? |
Our guys were worn out. |
Our guys were worn out. It just seemed they were a little fresher than we were. |
Sometimes you get a lot of European guys who go over to Canada and play in prep schools there. Toronto has been good for long time, and people are discovering it little bit more. Montreal's not as good, but there are some very good teams. |