(Albany) didn't knock our team out, they just knocked us down. We were able to finish the game, though. On Sunday, we start again at 0-0. |
(Broadcaster) Dick Vitale said Duke is separating itself from the pack. No one's separating themselves. It's a long season. |
(Notre Dame) had every right to win that game just as much as we did. We had to will our way back in. Thank God it was here at the Civic Center. I'm not sure we could win that game on the road. |
[...] Everyone I talked to from NBA general managers to Mike Blake, head of scouting for the NBA, everything seems to be headed toward Rudy being one of the top three to six players taken in the draft. |
[A victory] would really swing their season. |
[Armstrong] is a great kid who had an inappropriate response and uncharacteristic reaction in this case and for that he is sorry. |
[Gay happens to be as amiable as he is athletic, which is a blessing and a curse.] Rudy has a smile for everybody, ... My wife calls him a 'sweet kid,' which probably does describe him, but it doesn't help me. I want him to be a really nice person -- but we've just got to get him to be a little bit nastier on the court. |
[Monday night was a different story. He did exactly what was asked of him, setting up the offense and helping hold Jack to 1-of-8 shooting and seven points.] Jack is probably one of the best point guards in America, ... He did an incredible job on him. |
[Price] is on the medical clear list. It appears hopefully within the next relatively short period of time he will be given a go. |
[So the trip to Springfield comes at a good time to escape the uncertainty at home. Former players will be all around to thank him. Hall of Famers will be there to welcome him.] I'll come back Sunday ready to do what I need to do to make this team as good as it can be, ... The problems will be there when I get back. |
[SPRINGFIELD - Belts have been notched, trophies hoisted, battles won. There have been two national championships and maybe there will be more. Career numbers have pushed him higher and higher among the coaching legends. Among Wooden, Smith and a certain Baron of the Kentucky Bluegrass who looked over at an eager young coach from Boston at the 1975 Final Four and drawled,] Northeastern? Is that an airline? ... Ain't that some place cold near Alaska? |
[The lack of a second point guard] is clearly our Achilles' heel on this team. When Marcus wasn't distributing the ball as well [like in the overtime loss to Syracuse last Thursday in New York], we struggle. There is no more important player in the Tournament. |
[Williams and Price have retained their scholarships, but the suspensions eliminate them from team activities, including the trip to Springfield. The two continue to have access to academic resources.] Penalties have to be imposed, ... It was stupid and selfish. Mainly, it was non-thinking... It is serious because they violated other students' rights. For those who have notoriety, responsibility is part of that. |
A 16 is going to beat a 1. The gap is closing, we all know that. |
A lot of beat writers asked the question, 'Do you think you looked by this game with the Villanova game coming up?'. We didn't. We didn't look by it. The first 25 minutes was a pretty good indication of that. |