They were obviously hungrier, more aggressive than we were. When you go 2-for-27 [on 3s] and have four assists and 19 turnovers, you're not going to beat anybody. |
They're running the offense through him and he's producing. |
This is a great venue. I enjoyed our fans tonight. They did a great job and we needed every voice. |
This is as close as we've been to playing a complete game in a long time, all year long. So hopefully we're starting to gel and come together at a critical time. |
This is one that really, really hurts. You've got to hope you come in and take care of home court, and we didn't. |
This is where we are now with parity and programs like Albany, George Mason, the Missouri Valley Conference, going right down the line. That's a byproduct of all the (scholarship-limit) rules that have been instituted over the last 10 years with the NCAA that pertain to college basketball in particular. |
This shows we can compete with anyone, that we have the ability to play and go on the road and win a game like this against the Eastern Division champions, and with their power rating, it's a big feather in our hat. Plus the mental status of our players - they're really excited about this win. |
Those were huge buckets (in the second half), because we were standing around with no real movement. |
To go on the road and get a win against the Eastern Division champs, that's a big feather in our hat. And from a mental state, this is one that the guys are really excited about. |
Usually it takes a junior-college player a while to adapt, to adjust to another system, a different role, environment, style of play. Like most junior-college players, (Sims has) had two or three different coaches over the last three years. But I've been very impressed with what he's retained so far. |
Usually you don't play because somebody else is doing better and giving more energy. I don't look to see who is not playing. I don't care. I am playing to win the game. |
We appreciate the Big Blue faithful. The faith they have in us is remarkable. |
We came out in a real funk again and struggled to run our stuff offensively. I have a lot of concerns, especially when we haven't played a good game and we're shooting like we are. Things are not falling into place. One thing leads to another, and then your confidence is shot. |
We decided to put the ball in Patrick's hands a little more. He's more experienced. He's a veteran player. He'll beat you with his savvy and deception with his ball handling. |
We did a lot of good things. I thought we were very active. But the best thing is we are playing smarter and harder for longer periods of time. We can get better. But you can at least see signs that we are getting there. |