It's weighing on a lot of peoples' minds up at Cornell. I know coach Donahue is struggling with it, but I think he's doing a good job of trying to go on. |
Our defense wasn't good, and our offense was worse. |
Our whole defensive thrust was better that last 10 minutes or so. It was a big stretch for us. From that point on, I thought we really played terrific basketball. |
Sometimes it's contagious; you make them and everybody makes them. |
Sometimes, what appears to the naked eye as a wide open jump shot is rushed, it's got a hand in your face a little bit more than normal. |
Steve is our best post-position defender. We would have liked to have him in there all the time and hopefully limit the things Steven Smith does. |
That's two real good wins for us, there's no question. We feel very fortunate to have won both games. |
The guard play on both teams was, and is, extraordinary. The Nelson-West combination with Pat Carroll as a shooter was phenomenal. Villanova has great guard play, too. Neither one was a box of chocolates to play against. The knowledge of the game and the way they carry themselves is what you want to see. |
The part that really makes it difficult is that they're pretty good. That's the biggest thing. |
The Yale guys really turned up the [pressure] on defense. |
The Yale guys really turned up the screws defensively. We needed to be more patient. We needed to be exact in what we were doing. |
They can beat you inside, or go outside. We are going to have to mix up a few defenses to try and get them off rhythm. |
They're a great basketball team. |
Things change in a two-year period of time. |
This is a wonderful opportunity and now it's up to me to seize it and surround myself with some pretty good guys. |