They might try to take Mike away with a zone, but they can't take away all our 3s. |
They'll be absolutely ready to go. We won't fool anybody. Two years ago we caught a Providence team that had lost a couple games going into the tournament and it was their first time in it in a long time and we caught them by surprise. Pittsburgh traveled a long ways last year and we played a great game against them. |
They're in really, really good shape, but what we have to worry about is playing well. This is a big week for us, too, because two wins would put us in a situation where we're competing for the league championship. |
We just looked like a tired basketball team. We haven't had a day off since the day after Christmas, and we looked like a team that needed a break. |
We know people can beat us in our conference. That's why we have to see if we can play our best basketball over the next four games. |
We know that if we play well we can beat them. Our goal is to play better than we did. We might not shoot better, but we can play defense and rebound better. |
We really didn't deserve to win. We just didn't have great emotion and we had all week to get ready for this game. I'm amazed. I thought we were going to be excited. |
We want to win this thing by ourselves. We've worked hard all year to get into this position. |
We weren't going to take any chances with him. |
When we're going to the bench, we just haven't been getting a lot of scoring lately. We have to figure out a way to do that. |
With all the information we have, it's something that can be handled pretty simply, and he won't be out a very long time. |
Without Bates, they didn't have the penetration they usually get. |
Wow, they are athletic, disciplined and well-coached. That's not a very good combination. They're obviously tested. If you can beat North Carolina one day and almost beat Duke the next, you're obviously very, very good. |
You have to create match-up problems somewhere. If you don't have any advantages, it's going to be a long day. |
You just think of all the players you've coached. You're happy for them and their success, and at least you've been doing something right. |