We've established a winning tradition. I feel at this point that we have the talent to compete against anybody in the nation. |
We've won a couple Pac-10 championships. We've been [first place] and [second]. We feel like if we do what we do this is our basketball game. |
We've worked hard to get here. Now we have to see if we can handle it. |
We've worked so hard to put ourselves in this position that it's a positive thing that we have such high expectations to meet. We'll have to work a little harder this year, but we'll be in a position to contend again this season. |
What else can you ask for with a young team that had some things to experience the first [half of the season]? |
When [Utah] got down, they started getting really physical. We didn't handle it real well. |
When you're hitting your shots you're always energized. When you're scoring, you're never tired [but] we weren't scoring. So we got tired. And they were scoring and they didn't. |
With that amount of time off, you can either get better or things can go the other way. |
You are not going to be a great team unless you can win on the road. That separates the great from the good. |