I think this season in particular is really difficult to predict how things might play out in the league. Our team is as unpredictable as any team in the league. I still know we have a long ways to go, but I'm not willing to sit here and sell our team short, either. |
I thought Kentucky's defense was very, very aggressive. Their defense impacted us in a big, big way. |
I tip my hat to him. Noah was just fantastic tonight. |
I told him I didn't think he needed to. |
I was always concerned. We wanted him. He also wanted Georgia. That was the prevailing factor and it made it easier, but there were a few anxious moments. |
I'd say Duke is No. 1 but I wouldn't have any problem putting my money on Florida in a game [against Duke]. They're very good. |
I'd say those great UCLA teams were great teams with great players, but I wouldn't think their pure athleticism in terms of running and jumping would compare with really most of today's teams in terms of athleticism. Today's athletes are far more athletic than those players were. |
I'm telling you, I was very, very proud of how hard they played tonight. They competed the whole time, and they had a very good level of composure through adversity. We just kept coming back. It was just a one- or two-play game. |
I'm very concerned about that. I'm concerned that we show some resiliency here and some toughness and some fight to finish this season in a strong way. |
I'm very happy for him. This has been as frustrating a year for him as there could have been for anyone on our team. He hasn't had a lot to feel real good about personally because it's such a struggle for him, but he's tough and he delivered. |
I've been disappointed in our crowds this year. Sometimes I don't know if our fans understand how special it is what we've already accomplished this year. I don't sense it. |
If that's what you have, you have no choice but to live with them. When you're developing like us, and you have good younger players, you allow them to play through those mistakes for the bigger picture to allow them to learn through those experiences, to develop their understanding of the game. |
If we're going to go throwback, I wanted something that really had an authentic look and feel to it. |
It is a coincidence that I don't enjoy. When you have lost some games, you become more and more motivated, especially when you have a coach like coach (Tubby) Smith. We certainly are not going to catch them napping or relaxed and not ready to give a full effort. I wish it weren't the case. |
It just goes to show you how many strong weapons they have because I don't know that anybody talks about Mitchell much when you have guys like Davis and Thomas. But Mitchell is just playing great, great basketball. |