Not being in conference hurt our program. When we started beating people we have gotten more respect, there's not too many big boys in the state that want to play us anymore. |
The difference in the game is that they had 33 points off our turnovers. We knew we couldn't afford to give up easy buckets like that. It's tough enough to stop them as it is. |
They weren't protecting the shooters. And just before (the ejection), our player took a charge when one of their guys just leaned a shoulder into him. I'm asking for calls, and the refs just kept looking back at me and laughing. |
They're very big, they're very athletic. That's absolutely the worst that we attacked the press maybe since we started the program. It looked like we've never seen a press before. |
We have one of the hardest, top 10 schedules. Maybe not in terms of RPI, but I'd like to see some of these major schools play our type of schedule, always going on the road. Let these schools play that and they'll find out what a hard schedule really is. |
We like to push the ball and press as much as we can. It's a style that the players like to play, coaches like to coach and fans like to watch. |
We really got after it defensively, and I thought that was the key to the game. Our defense was really, really good. When you?re playing hard on defense, it leads to points. |
We want to be a new Gonzaga. We want to be a mid-major that is thought of as a major. We have to continue to get tradition and good players, which make good coaches. |
We're in a beautiful area, we're on an island. Guys can go 25 feet from their rooms and catch supper. A guy can come here, get a good education and play for an up-and-coming program. |