Winning is what you have to do this time of year. Nobody says how you have to do it or how it looks, so that's what I was about today. I was going to try to win that game somehow, and the players felt the same way. |
You can blow smoke this time of year, ... Come March, you are what you are. |
You can't explain sometimes why you play well against certain teams. We've really hit it a few times when we've played against Duke. [But] the only thing that does for us is we know we can do that. This is a new year. That's not going to help us in terms of the scoreboard. |
You can't make mental mistakes. You can't forget where you're supposed to be on the press, you can't forget where you're supposed to be on an out-of-bounds play. |
You don't expect a game like that going into it, and our guys did a good job of being ready to play but also being ready to play at the start of the second half. It was good to see, especially at this time of year. |
You don't expect it from a senior. Having been here for 3½ years, you know how the system works. But at the same time, it can happen. I look at this as a one-time situation. We have a lot of things in place that help our student-athletes ... but we also have to have people that are willing to do their part, too. This is a two-way street. |
You don't gloat about it. You just feel good because you beat a good program. They never let you win. You have to win the game. Some teams give it to you once in a while ? not Duke. |
You go through periods where you start to rush and all the sudden it shows up. You have to work on it, get that under control and wait for the next thing to pop up. You think you can score taking shortcuts. You don't just take your time and run your offense and be patient. Patience usually leads to really good shots. |
You have to be better than 27 percent. I thought we had some opportunities. |
You look much better if your team wins. |
You think about (the tournament). But it doesn't matter, you have to win the next game. |