If he responds, great. If he doesn't, those minutes are going to be hard to get. We can't play defense without urgency and tough-mindedness. |
If I say it, it will cost me. |
If we didn't know the definition of adversity before, I'm sure we know it now. (The loss) was tough to swallow. |
Instead of making a 50-50 pass in transition, we want it to be a 75-25 opportunity. |
It just shows you we're been right there all season long. |
It seems like three or four years ago, winning nine was the plateau. But a few years ago, it seems like the Big East had a few teams go 9-7 and didn't get in. Since then, there's been a little concern in the SEC about what the number is. Coaches have always felt like 20 wins is a magic number and nine or 10 conference wins, you should feel safe. But at eight, you're still insecure. |
It was an incredible win for us. We have not exactly been killing people on the road; so winning against probably the best team in the league - and a top-10 team - is really a credit to our team. I am really proud of the way the kids never quit and never stopped fighting. They stayed together and a lot of guys made some big, big plays for us. |
It would be a big boost. We lost the first two and dug ourselves a hole. Winning is contagious. We want to get on a contagious winning streak as we go down the stretch. |
It would have been really hard to be 0-3 at this particular time, no doubt about it. They were tense. They wanted those last two wins and we didn't get them. But this team now, I think, will feel better about itself. |
It?s been a rough last couple of days. But we held strong. That?s an outstanding Florida team. |
It's a big game for both teams. It seems to be that way for everybody in the conference. I like the way we're playing. We're doing a great job defensively, and being able to guard people. We've got to pick it up a little bit offensively. |
It's a little bit of a monkey off my back and the same thing for the team. We really haven't shown well when we've been here. We wanted it not just for that reason - to get one - but we want to be here for a while. |
It's an important, important game for both basketball teams. Both teams are coming off good wins that helped us both in a big way, and to continue that momentum for us would be real important. And protecting our home, obviously, is something we've done a good job at and we would like to continue to do so. |
It's been a building process and that's been maybe the next stage we had to get to, to get to the NCAA tournament. To be able to do that, that's an accomplishment. |
It's early in the season. It's a very important game. I don't think the season's over if you don't win it. But it's a very important game to get, and protecting home is so important. |