We score in bunches. When we did it, we fed off our defense. |
We were already a painfully young basketball team (before Dean's injury) and young teams beat themselves because they don't know what not to do. Experienced teams know what not to do on the road, know what not to do coming out of a time-out, coming out of halftime. Young teams don't know that. |
We were ready emotionally, we were ready physically and we had great respect for Delaware State and that's why we played so well. |
We won't lose hope. And we will not get discouraged until the last game is played. |
We?re a rebuilding program right now, ... We have Reece Gaines , and he?s that one player you need to get over the hump. |
We'll attempt to out-think one another, but once the game is over, we'll go back to being good friends. When he comes to Louisville, I'll have him over for dinner, and when we come to Syracuse, I'm sure he'll have me over to his house. |
We're going to have some trouble there because he's much more experienced. He's like what you would expect of Terrance Farley as a senior. He's got good offensive moves in the low post; he's very long, rebounds well. So he's someone we're concerned about, and we have to stay out of foul trouble. |
We're gong to stay very positive. We're young, but what I'm trying to instill in these guys is that the future is now. We can make it happen now. If we reach our goal and get six more wins, that would put us at 20-9 and .500 in the league (8-8). Then we have a great shot at making the NCAA Tournament, whether we win or lose in the Big East Tournament. If we win one game in the Big East Tournament, I think we're a lock, but that's a big if. But if we can play like we did against Villanova, it's certainly possible. |
We're like a baseball team that can't hit. The pitcher has to throw a four- or five-hitter every time out. |
We're not giving up on this year. We still think we can get to the tournament, win four games at Madison Square Garden. But the schedule is against us right now. |
We're playing a great team and that's what you want with Madison Square Garden on the line. As you advance in this tournament you keep playing better teams. This is a terrific team. |
We're playing a lot of freshmen, so we're a little thin. But they're getting great experience. |
We're playing like our life is on the line. That's hat makes it fun. |
We're playing like our life is on the line. We badly want to get to New York to improve and build. There are only three letters (NIT), but this is a very big deal to us. |
We've accomplished what we've wanted to accomplish, record-wise. But we're nowhere near where we should be or where we ought to be. |