I still think we can beat anybody in America and get to Indianapolis. And I still think we can lose to anybody along the way. But we got into a situation where we had to make plays, and we made plays. |
I think [Josh] is letting the situation [get to him]. A good game could change that whole thing. Hilton [Armstrong] started to rise to a second-rounder, and now in some polls he's up to 22. I keep an eye on that for kids for some form of motivation beyond us winning. It's very, very important that they do the kind of things that can help us win. |
I think a lot of credit has to go to Louisville when you have a leader out. I'm not sure how well our offense would have been if we didn't have Marcus Williams. Marcus is not the scorer, but he is the runner of the team. He gets the ball to the right people in the right time at the right spots. They didn't have that tonight. They worked like crazy. |
I think all 12 teams in this tournament are capable of playing in the NCAA tournament and doing well in the NCAA tournament. That is incredibly rare. |
I think as we've gotten down to the time of the season where you're playing for a chance at a Big East championship, playing to get a bye in New York and, obviously, playing for seeding in the NCAA Tournament, there's no room for experiments or getting young kids some experience. |
I think clearly this is the best league in the country. |
I think Craig will play more. That was just a game where we got into a flow with the big three kids. ... We thought we were going to use more guard play. |
I think depth has played a role for us. In this game, it won?t. |
I think he actually smiled twice. He's had conversations with everybody, he holds court, and he's been far and away the most vocal leader, which I never in my lifetime would have ever guessed. And the basketball? He's been at a whole different level - really, really good. |
I think he feels a great deal of pressure. He's a human highlight film, but he's a young player who is learning how to be good. This tournament could be an opportunity for him to break out a little bit. He kind of got worn down by the pressure of expectations. |
I think he?s become a lot more mature about a lot of different things. I think his life, because of the situation that he was involved with, has matured him a great deal. |
I think he?s that good. And from talking to enough various scouts, they feel the same way. |
I think he's matured as a person. He's heard all the chants. They're getting old. |
I think in his second year with us, Caron started to realize in January just how good he could be with a lot of pushing and prodding. Ben was the same way. I think Rudy (Gay) is starting to understand some of the great gifts that he has and he's starting to showcase them a lot more and just becoming a better player. |
I think Indiana is a very good basketball team. I just think there were moments and minutes in that game where we were pretty special. It didn't matter who we were playing because we blocked everything, we ran out and we made good decisions. I'm very proud of my basketball team today. |