His year off has helped him elevate his game. He has trimmed his body and is a little more chiseled. I think he has had a great year so far. |
I don?t think it?s an upset either way. When you are paired up eight and nine, you are truly the two teams the NCAA Committee feels are balanced in terms of matching up that first day. The winner is going to win, and that?s the way it?s going to be. |
I don?t think Sean shot the ball the way he can. He?s going to improve the 3-point area we were a little bit weak in this year. |
I don't know if this was a must win. But I know my prayers were answered. |
I don't think people clearly understand how good our league is. We're the third-ranked conference in the country. We just aren't top-heavy. There's not someone that looks like a Final Four team right now, but someone could play their way into that. Instead of being top-heavy, we have a lot of good teams. |
I felt like we had done enough that we were going to be in, but it's always good to see your name on that board. I really didn't want to wait till the end of the TV program. |
I hope it's a really special night. All three of our seniors are good kids and they've done a lot. I think they deserve a lot of credit for their perseverance, commitment and character. |
I knew we had lost two games by not very much, but played hard doing it. I told the guys I wanted them to play hard, but I also told them to have fun. |
I know a couple years ago when we were there, we were kind of starry-eyed. ...We've got an older team now, and we've got a team that I don't think is going to be looking around the arena. We're going to go there hungry, we're going to go there ready to play and we'll see what happens from there. |
I know as much pressure as I've felt (to get to the NCAA tournament), they've felt the same amount. I know how important that is for Eric, but Jonathon, being from Arkansas, he wants to do it for his home state. |
I know their guards are good players. They are very capable of stepping up and making things happen. If we're focused, really defending and moving our feet, we can disrupt them. But we have to make sure we play at that energy level. |
I like our chances. I always thought all this team was missing was one big win, and we got that marquee win over Florida to turn things around. |
I like the way he played. In the second half he was forcing an aggressive tempo. He did a nice job. He's a great luxury to have. |
I may not play him 35 minutes unless we need to. But I certainly am not going to let him take the day off. And I'm going to chew on him if he's not playing good. |
I really don?t know what Tubby told them at halftime. But that certainly was a different team in the second half. |