I think, in all frankness, teams went after him more. Teams thought you could maul Paul to beat Wake, but he responded in kind. Perhaps not always the way you wished as a coach. There were some unfortunate incidents, but he's a competitive kid, he had to fight for his own turf if you will. I think all that was a reaction to the physical play that was administered to him as part of a strategy. |
I thought he played with a big heart. A lot of our guys are playing inconsistently, but he is not one of them. |
I thought he played with a big heart. A lot of our guys are playing inconsistently, but he's not one of them. |
I thought our guys fought, which I think the rebounding numbers would reflect. We just didn't shoot the ball well enough and missed too many good looks and didn't have a whole lot of opportunities at the free throw line. |
I thought our guys fought, which the rebounding numbers reflect, but we just didn't shoot the ball well enough. We didn't have a whole lot of opportunities at the free throw line either, which is perhaps reflective of our inability to put offensive pressure on them inside. |
I thought our guys fought, which the rebounding numbers reflect, but we just didn't shoot the ball well enough. We didn't have a whole lot of opportunities at the free-throw line either, which is perhaps reflective of our inability to put offensive pressure on them inside. |
I thought our guys fought. We just didn't shoot good enough. |
I thought that was sort of a microcosm of what has happened to us a lot this year and no question, that is where Tech really seized the game and took control. We are not a team like we've had in the past where we can score in bunches, so we can't have those breakdowns. |
I thought we had good practices and good preparation. To say that I think would denigrate what Minnesota did. I'm not going to do that. |
I thought you were sleeping during that. |
I told Justin, I'm going to have a harder time dealing with losing my shooting guard than my point guard. |
I would question whether he would be able to participate fully Friday evening, but soon thereafter we're hopeful (he can). He's one of those players who is going to have to be a real positive contributor for us. |
I wouldn't trade him for any point guard in the country. |
I'm very excited to have the opportunity to continue playing. Minnesota is an outstanding team in one of the great conferences. It will certainly be a challenge for us, especially playing at Williams Arena, but it beats getting ready for the opening day of baseball. |
I've been telling him all year he needs to be more aggressive and shoot more. We've had to encourage him, but he is doing it well. |