Dee has become better and better. He's just doing so much more — controlling our offense, spreading out the defense — and it's been very effective. |
Dee has to get his shot back. He knows that. He didn't get the reps that he did last year. I don't think he ever recovered physically. |
Dee sacrificed himself to help make our team better and did all of the things that you want from your point guard. He has been our leader. He's been an inspiration to his teammates, and most importantly, he is a winner. He has meant so much to our program and to college basketball in general. |
Even in the meeting he didn't say a word, and he's usually making fun of me and cracking jokes. He was quiet before the game. There's no doubt he was nervous. |
Fly at Rich McBride. He's going to shoot the three. That's all he's going to do. |
For our team itself, for the confidence, for the momentum, this is a huge win. |
For the championship, it's huge for us. We don't (play) them at our place unless someone goes to the Big Ten office and gets the schedule changed. |
For the first 25 minutes, that was as good a sustained defensive effort as we've had. |
For us to have a chance to be successful, they have to rise up and play like seniors. Obviously it helps if you make shots, but it's also about leadership, keeping the guys focused. They know what's at stake. You have to win games to advance. |
From what we hear, Air Force was one of the last teams in as far as an at-large. |
Getting in the tournament is big, but each step after that is such a great commercial for your program. It helps recruiting, it sells tickets, all those things. It gives your program so much more visibility around the country. |
Great floor game for Dee. Dee's transition was tremendous. He made some great decisions, some great passes. He got to the hoop (12 points). |
He allows them to run, as Georgetown did in the second half against us. |
He could still make some strides with his legs if he really wants to make a commitment. We're going to need him to be big for us next year. |
He did some things in the first couple games that really surprised us, |