We've been playing good defense in the first half, but we can't sustain it because we're getting taken to the woodshed on the glass. But that's a credit to St. John's. They played very, very well. |
We've been playing great defense the entire NIT. We've tried to stress that we'll have some bad spells offensively, and we'll have to rely on our defense to win. |
We've got to stop Gray inside. Padgett really played well against him and Brian and Terrance aren't the offensive threat David is, so we're going to have to get a good game out of Palacios and our two centers just to contain Gray. |
We've made our free throws of late, and that's impressive when you're fatigued. |
We've never been a Top 20 team, at least not yet. Don't get carried away with beating Louisville. Any win in the Big East is great, but I wouldn't use it as a barometer. |
What did (Noah) say, 'Last time I checked, there was food in the fridge. Noah is a terrific college player, but he's not ready. It's one thing to go to the pros, and another to be ready to play. |
What happened was a mistake, and he owned up to it. And for this to be pulled from him is very disappointing. |
What I wanted to see was, were we proud of being in the NIT? We worked our tails off. |
What it shows you is that not only are they not afraid of competition, but the name Louisville is certainly not going to intimidate this team one bit. |
When I realized Billy was going to the Final Four, I went shopping for a tie. Bought it in New York. |
Why don't we just go to New York and we'll see you there? |
Williams goes down seams and finds people. He's so clever with the basketball, and they're big-time finishers because they have the size to finish. |
With Gay we just tried to pressure him at all times and jam him. We just tried to do what everyone else does. |
With seven new players, we're never going to have an experienced lineup. This is who we are. We're a very young and inexperienced basketball team. But they're willing to play hard. |
With seven new players, you're never going to have an experienced lineup. This is who we are. ... Our guys did a good job. The key is six weeks from now, how good can we become? |