We have to do a good job on their big three, and make sure none of their (other players) hurt us. |
We have to look ourselves in the mirror and figure out a way to beat them. |
We need to beat them. You always want to get a monkey off your back. This season we got the 20-win monkey off of our back. Last season, we got to Cleveland. This season, we got the (first-round) bye. We need to just keep taking monkeys off of our back. |
We needed to clinch Cleveland. That's a key for this team because we are not that deep. |
We played well only in stretches. Everybody was tired. |
We put on our board (in the locker room) the word 'spurt.' Teams play even. Then somebody goes on a spurt and then another. Most games are won by spurts. Whoever has the most spurts wins games. |
We were a little jittery offensively. It reminded me a lot of the first half against Kent. We were a little impatient, a little out of our element. We were disjointed. |
We've still survived, which is a tribute to our guys. We've played a good schedule with four high-major teams. |
You're talking about a team that has great recent tradition in Western Michigan. Our guys aren't stupid. They know this team is capable of beating us. We know we have to play our best basketball. |