[Williams] finally woke up. Timing is everything. |
Again, it's not the big things, it's the little things, but that's what makes for good basketball for us. We've got to utilize everyone. We've got into a stretch there where we got a little individualized and I'm not sure we're talented enough to do that. |
Because I've been allowed to stay long enough, I think that's part of the reason that this has occurred, along with, obviously, having some very fine players who've worked their tails off to build this program and bring about stability in this program. |
Blocking shots is the last line of defense, you don't want to rely on it. |
Blocking shots is the last line of defense, you don't want to rely on it. It's nice that he can bail you out, but you don't want to rely on it because it doesn't give him a chance to play the quality game that he can. |
Both teams played hard, and I think it was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, they were the last one standing. |
Clearly, effort. That's all it is. Against Georgia Tech, there were some things that we could do better. Execution, defense -- that's one thing. But what happened against N.C. State was lack of effort. |
Coming down the stretch you know Craig Smith is going to get some touches. We're going to try and get the ball in his hands. |
Defensively as a team, they just did a great job. |
Duquesne played with a lot of energy and hustle. We didn't match that energy in the first half. But the game is 40 minutes long. I thought our size and strength eventually would take care of that. If Duquesne continues to play like that they'll start to win some basketball games. They've got a feel of how they want to play. |
From Tom I really learned I could be the coach I wanted to be while being the person I wanted to be. |
Give Florida State credit. They continued to attack. They didn't quit. |
Guys like Jon were here and working hard when it was not the most fashionable thing to play basketball here at BC. When you see us reach the Sweet Sixteen and advance in the rankings it's because of guys like Jon and others who put in their time and got the most out of their abilities day in and day out. |
He (Smith) was a beast in there. He was carrying two and three guys on his back getting offensive rebounds. Craig made them work extremely hard in defending him on the interior. That is what a senior does. He puts you on his back and carries you. |
He draws a lot of attention and makes good decisions. He's a senior, so we're going to try to get the ball in his hands as much as we can. |