Both of these teams are trying to be one of the 12 that go to the Big East Tournament. That is a different kind of pressure than most teams in any league in this country face. ... Twelve teams are going. There is nothing easy on our schedule, and you have to win home games. |
Dan Fitzgerald had a great game and was responsible for the spread and the spread stayed the same from the first to second half. |
Every game is such incredible pressure. That pressure is on both coaches and players. |
Every league game seems like a conference tournament game to me. You're looking at two sets of standings: who's winning and who's at the bottom. It's a tough, tough thing on coaches. That's why I rent (a house) and I didn't buy. |
He plays with great enthusiasm, and what a physical specimen! If I looked like that, I'd spend all day walking around in a Speedo. |
He was certainly out of sync. But showed a lot of courage in playing. You could tell he was laboring. We'll just have to see where he is at over the next couple of days. |
His ankle is really not swollen, but we have to get it evaluated, both he and Marlon. |
Hopefully not playing this weekend will give him a chance to get near 100 percent for Tuesday. If we played (Thursday), he certainly couldn't play. |
I am happy for their seniors. They were able to get through the grind, and now they have the opportunity to play on. |
I don't know if we can match up against Villanova's starting five. They present a completely different problem than any other team. |
I don't know what else you can say; you need to make them. |
I think it was a really bad fall and he was walking on it gingerly. I didn't think it was worth risking at all at this point of the season and this point of his career. It was a tough injury. He's been playing really well for us. |
I think most of our young players have adapted to the college life. It takes a while to adjust to those things. |
I thought the difference in tonight's game was Palacios. I think he has been struggling a bit lately. I know he has been fighting injuries. He made a lot of shots in penetration around the basket. |
I thought the difference was Palacios. I think he's been struggling a bit lately. I know he's been fighting injuries, but he was really effective at the 5-to-8-foot level and made a lot of shots from penetration around the basket. |