Our kids seem to feed off of Patrick when he's making the outside shot like that. It does get everybody fired up. |
Our plan was to wear them down, fatigue them. The pressure we were putting on them, it was a cumulative thing. At the end, you're not jumping as high, and the shots come up short. |
Patrick, when he gets hot, you can see the team spirit lift because he can get things going. We place a lot of faith in him. |
Personnel-wise I thought we were pretty solid in some areas, but I think we have some people who will be able to help us that we've been able to sign. Those who want to be part of something special then they will have to make a special effort to change and to improve. And we will. |
Randolph is a very talented player. He's trimmed down a lot. His attitude has been very good. We have never had one problem with him on or off the court this year. He has been a role model student in the classroom since he's been here and the same on the court. Coming back, he has been more focused than ever to prove he deserves another chance. |
Randolph Morris's foul trouble hurt us and it hurt him. We have to get him to be more conscious of playing without fouling. |
Shooting is all about confidence. |
Somebody didn't rotate down inside. |
Teams like this give us a lot of problems. |
Tennessee has had a great year. Coach (Bruce) Pearl and staff should be commended. |
That was a big lift for us. I thought he had about about three, four blocks. He only had two, but he really changed some shots and was running harder. |
That's been our profile all year long. I just don't get it. We just seem to play with not as much intensity and maturity to start the game. |
That's one of those wins that can send your program to a different height. |
That's the way we were playing, like we needed to be buried — like we were dead. |
The big key is you've got to get there. Four times in a half is just terrible. |