This was a group of guys with unbelievable determination to win this game. Toledo played their hearts out, but these guys would not be denied. |
We get in there, get a sandwich, watch a movie. Those guys talk and laugh in the back. What I like is that it gives us a lot of time to spend with the guys. It's a different setting, and we're talking and joking around with them. They just enjoy it. |
We had an unbelievable run in 2002, and that team will always be special in Kent State history. But this team will be in the very next paragraph. |
We knew what was coming. For us to have a chance, two things had to happen. We had to shoot extremely, extremely well and catch them on a night when they didn't shoot well from the perimeter. |
We knew, with this being senior night, that he was going to come out and play. You cannot let an offensive player get in a rhythm and we let him make a couple of jumpers early. |
We never got into a good rhythm offensively or defensively. We've been making a living on getting consecutive stops, and I don't know if we got one. |
We were able to keep to the same routine. We got a sandwich, popped in a movie, the kids talk and laugh at the back of the bus. That's where a lot of the memories happen. If you talk to the guys who played here, they say some of their best memories are of the bus rides. |
We worked for several years trying to get it produced back East, but he also had a lot of other projects that kept him busy. He kept the option for years, but the show never quite materialized. I didn't lose any sleep over it. |
We're not good enough to match up with those guys one-on-one. We have to rely on solid team defense to contain those guys. |
Winning 20 games this season is a huge accomplishment. When you look at the list of teams to have done it, we're proud, but we didn't play this year to win 20 games. We're playing to do bigger and better things. |
With them being a five seed, if there's (that many) teams better then them, I'd like to see who they are. |
You have to go through channels and get permission from my athletic director [Laing Kennedy] before you can talk to me. Duquesne has not talked to my athletic director. Until that time, it's not serious. |
You have to walk out there and realize you're a championship team, too. You played good basketball to get to this point, regardless of who it was against. That's what we tell our kids. We can play with anybody, but we have to stay focused. |
You never know what's going to happen. Guys gets hurt, and those (younger) guys have to get experience. |
You're always looking to see who has interest in you. I would never say I'm not interested. I'm always willing to talk. You owe it to yourself to explore all your options. |