If I appear to be a little bit frustrated, I am. Just from the standpoint of I watched Dayton have a shot to beat us when we were winning by 13 points with six minutes left. And we went nine minutes again without scoring a field goal. |
In a way, we're trying to reinvent ourselves to become a better team .... On offense, we have a lot of exciting things happening. The fact that we've scored as many points as we have in the last two games speaks for itself. I like the fact that we continue to get to the foul line and are making a high percentage. |
In spite of some of the things we're doing really well, (rebounding) becomes a glaring area that we have to get better at. If we could shore that up, I think we'd have a terrific team. |
In terms of our lineup, I'm very undecided. We need to get back to some of the things that we did so well for so long. We have to get our pride back in finishing these last eight games. Right now, we're not headed in the right direction. |
In the second half, that hunger really showed. They were the quicker team getting to all the loose balls. We didn't respond well enough to the second-half pressure. |
It allows our players to be among themselves and go up against the opposing crowd. When you're in the situation we're in, last game of the season and everything we've gone through in recent weeks, I think it's good we're away and allow our guys to get some focus. |
It almost seems like the 15th game of the year where in one half we look a certain way and another we look another way. That's where our basketball team is, can we put a solid, consistent string of 40 minutes together? You like for (play) to be smooth across, where we're the same team from start to finish. |
It always get everybody's attention when you get up at 5:15 and have to get taped and then go (practice) for an hour and a half. We'll keep doing that until we get a commitment to get after loose balls. We're a team that's going to have to beat you with sheer numbers. We need eight or nine guys getting after it. When we have a couple guys going their own separate ways and we turn the ball over and not get after rebounds, we'll have a hard time beating anybody. |
It gets everybody's attention when you get up at 5 a.m.. We'll keep doing that till we get a commitment to get on the floor, to get loose balls, to do the things we need to. ... We have to figure out where we stand. I'm not trying to have a boot camp. For us at Xavier right now, we have to determine who needs to start and who needs to play minutes. |
It had a lot to do with them, but I didn't feel like we had that energy. |
It is a little bit unique. I think at the beginning of the year, you look at our senior class being a little bit different on a night like (tonight). But it is what it is, and we're moving forward. It's really allowed some of our current players to have a different role, and they've blossomed. |
It is somewhat unique. In Brian's case, it speaks for itself, and Will has stayed the course. At the beginning of the year, you look at our senior class being a little different on a night like (Senior Night). It is what it is. We're moving forward. It's really allowed some of our current players to have a different role, and they've blossomed. You look at someone like Josh Duncan. |
It just dawned on me earlier (Thursday) who we'd play if we won. We've been so focused on the task at hand. If you don't, you'll get exited quickly. It's the only way to survive. It's not about the other team at this point, it's more about yourself. |
It seems like we're more explosive on offense when we have that lineup in. That's for sure. |
It seems to me, it becomes a little more difficult as we move forward. |