Tuesday night is a very important game for this group. You cannot continue to give up home-court advantage. You have to protect your home floor. We've got nine games remaining, five of which are in this building. We've got to take care of our business at home. |
Two of our senior guards allowed the ball to be taken from them. To me that speaks to a will to win. |
Unfortunately for us, it's a collective effort. If it's one guy not playing, or two guys, maybe you can absorb that. But with us, it seems to be across the board. |
Unlike previous years where you could really get geared up for one game, you can't do that in this league. Everybody's good. Everybody's capable. ... This league does not afford us the opportunity to win one for the Gipper. We don't have that mentality. It's a great opportunity for us and we know we still have work to do to meet our ultimate goal. |
Until we get our aggression back, and until we start approaching the game differently, we're not going to like the results. I realize that and I'm trying to get these kids to realize that. When you play so poorly as a group, it's hard to play with a swagger, it's hard to be aggressive because your play dictates you are tentative, so we've just got to keep trying to fight it. |
Us finishing strong down the stretch, I think, was imperative in order for us to put ourselves in a position. But I am hopeful for these guys that we will live to fight again in the Big Dance. |
We allowed one mistake to compound into another. We were a step slow or maybe we had our heads down because we couldn't seem to make a shot. |
We always seemed to be a step slow. They came up with loose balls and really started attacking us. ... We were on our heels. |
We are on the bubble. Unfortunately, now we're in this position where let's say there's six, seven, eight slots available and 10 or 12 teams fighting for those spots. The frustrating thing for us is we can't control it. We're at the mercy of other people, which is uncomfortable, but I'm hopeful we've done enough to merit consideration. |
We came out flat. A couple of guys are fighting the flu, me included. Jihad Muhammad was the difference in the game, with his energy on the ball. |
We can get it in there. But it's just not easy (to score), because we're undersized. |
We certainly did not play very well offensively. Yet some how, some way, the guys found a way to win. |
We did not do the things we needed to do and as a result, we have to accept the consequences. |
We dropped our heads again. The emotion we thought we had found was taken away. |
We expected it to take longer but it was such an unusual case that he was granted immediate eligibility. |