It would help Grier if the other guys figured out where they fit in. At the end of the Iowa game, they gave Grier the ball, and everyone stood and watched. It's really one-on-nine instead of one-on-one or one-on-two. |
It's a factor. We made a call [to the Big Ten]. It should have been explained better to the coaches [that moving the No. 1 seed's game] to the afternoon this year, it would have done this to the brackets. Maybe we're going to have to pay the price for it. Somewhere, the brackets have to be fixed. |
It's a step up when you get into the league and people scout you. It's more of a possession game and our guys have to learn to deal with it. ... They're young and they have to experience it. The crowd got loud at Indiana and we froze. |
It's a tremendous accomplishment. It shows how consistent he's been. He's done it without a lot of flare. He just comes to work and takes care of business. |
It's amazing, the names that are associated with Big Ten history. It's the who's who of basketball. So for James to have his name associated with that ... He probably doesn't even know any of the players, but he should be proud to be mentioned with the elite of basketball. |
It's amazing; he got hot. One he made in front of us, I yelled 'Be patient.' He still shot and then looked at me and smiled. He was just in one of those grooves. He's done it a couple of times this year. |
It's an amazing list of names associated in Big Ten history. It's a who's who of college basketball. (Augustine) probably doesn't know any of the players. He should be proud. He's part of the elite of college basketball. |
It's been a good rivalry. When Dee and James were freshmen, there was the close game up there. Then there was Harris and our guys bickering back and forth. Then we beat them three times last year. It goes back. |
It's been a long week. My wife asked me if I am all right. She asked, 'What's wrong?' With me, it's just that I'm afraid if we don't improve or change some of those things, teams with scouting and abilities can exploit us. Then I'll be saying the same things to you three weeks from now, that we haven't improved. |
It's been one of the best [college basketball seasons] in many, many years, and it's because guys have stayed, ... Carolina's guys have stayed. Our guys have stayed. Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Syracuse, you can go right on down the line. That's why college basketball has been so exciting. |
It's been one of the best [college basketball seasons] in many, many years, and it's because guys have stayed. Carolina's guys have stayed. Our guys have stayed. Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Syracuse, you can go right on down the line. That's why college basketball has been so exciting. |
It's going to be important that they want more and they're hungry. The seniors are not real vocal guys. How they develop as leaders, how demanding they are, how hard they compete in the workouts and the practices will be key. |
It's good to hear him say that, and maybe it will carry over to the other guys in their preparation. |
It's great tournament experience. I told them afterwards I hope they hurt a little bit. This is a dress rehearsal for the NCAA. The next time we lose we go home and don't get to play again. |
It's hard to separate these two because they've done so much together. |