That's the nature of this conference. There's so much balance, there's so much excellence, that during any one cluster or segment of games, chances are that if there's six games, five of them are coming down to the last possession. |
The best part of our offense tonight, if you want to simplify it, is that we were able to score in a variety of ways. We have a balanced team. |
The fact that they're 14-0 right now is a remarkable accomplishment. It's so difficult to get to the point that they're at. |
The fact that we moved the game from Friday to Saturday shows how important we think out fans are. From a preparation standpoint, it would have been a lot better for us to have an extra day, especially considering George Washington comes into our game without a game this week. |
The key to the game Friday night was to make it available for our fans. It [makes] it more challenging for us and gave us less time, but it's important to have a good home crowd. |
The one thing that stands out in my mind is the field goals we gave up after missed free throws. If I am not mistaken, the Duke shooter got two offensive rebounds on missed free throws. I think in both of those cases they resulted in follow-up three pointers. |
There probably weren't many guys around the country, if any, who scored 41 points last weekend. Then you see he averages over 20 (points), averages over 10 (rebounds). Some guys can't get that in one game. He does it every night. |
There was no indication that we would perform the way we did tonight. |
There were games where we took 40 three-pointers. Who does that? |
There will be [a mask] available for him. I don't know if he necessarily has to wear it. |
There's very few people or groups that don't have to endure some type of adversity before they grow from it. I think most every season has got that element. Last year our team responded really well. |
They (Seton Hall) were very well prepared and we were just not a good basketball team tonight. |
They beat us with the dribble penetration and got easy shots, and when they did miss, we did not do a good job on the defensive glass. We have to fight more and work harder on getting defensive rebounds. |
They certainly whipped us in every way. They really did whip us. |
They have established themselves. They have quality depth and a lot of athleticism. They have a lot of good working parts and really seem to be playing together. |