The only chance we had of winning tonight is if we had 20 bodies and kept fouling. We are really struggling on the offensive end. |
The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different. |
The other guys just caught lightning in a bottle with a great game. |
The thing about him is, he has a great floater, which is great for the NBA game. |
The whole NIT we're playing great defense, that's what we're trying to stress. We talked about, we can't hang our heads because we had injuries, we can't hang our heads because we're young. If you can head to the NIT Final Four, it means you're playing good basketball. |
Their guys have so much experience they're on Social Security. They're getting checks. They've been around. They play like a pro team. They run about 70 percent pick-and-roll. They force traps. They force you to switch. If it was a series, Georgia Tech would probably beat us. |
There was a little trepidation on my part [at first], but when he called me, there was no trepidation, ... It made it a lot easier on me. |
There's a part of me that absolutely feels sick on the inside for Notre Dame. |
There's no place I'd rather be. |
There's two ways to look at the NIT. You can look at it as being deflated and feeling sorry for yourself that you didn't make the NCAA or you can use it as Memphis did last year as a springboard to a great future. And if you have character that's what you will do. |
These are special fans. That was a great 14,000 fans - they were terrific. The NIT is a chance for some of our fans who don't have season tickets to help our team, which they did tremendously. I think our guys responded like there was a lot at stake, because there is a lot at stake. |
They are flat-out big time and Missouri State is as good as anyone at the top. It is a hell of a conference they have. |
They are going to have to get better. |
They are tough, they get after you. They have quick hands and are hard-nosed. They drive so much and draw fouls. I am impressed with them. They have the toughness to compete in the Big East. They are tough guys. |
They do such a good job of penetrating. We got beat constantly off the dribble. It was a matter of a team much more athletic than us. Our style is a very athletic style being played by not very athletic people. |