[N.C. State is] a very good basketball team, and they're really hard to play against. I love the way they play. Herb does a great job with that program. They have a lot of weapons, and you really have to pick your poison defensively. ? They're a very efficient team. I like their chemistry. |
At this time of year I?d rather just play games. The more time off the worse. I don?t like the week off thing. |
At times we looked like the Washington Generals on defense. Their guys were wheeling around in the post and laying it in. |
He's a Boston kid and well-respected in the Boston area and he was a good player in this league. |
He's a gym rat. Most college coaches know him from when he used to make the rounds in the shoe business. He's got involvement in basketball at every level. He's got the pulse on a lot of things, knows a lot of people. |
He's gotten really big. He's a heck of a player. I loved him last year as a freshman, but when I look at him now, he's really gotten big and can move. It looks like he's gotten stronger this year, physically. If they start getting strong play out of him in the post, [State] is going to be really hard to stop. |
I don?t know how much he liked me at first. I don?t know how much I liked (him). But we like each other now. |
I don?t think the effort was a total issue today. We played pretty hard. But it?s one thing to play hard and another to play well and do your job. |
I just told the kids in the locker room that it?s February 15. There?s two games left in the year. We?re not going to micro-analyze this game. We won. |
I think our kids deserve a lot of credit. They really, really played their hearts out tonight. ... I think what?s happened with this team is our overall toughness and competitiveness have improved. We?re learning and understanding the fight. |
I was a little surprised. They have 21 wins, played tough in the bracket buster, played some teams tough in the non-conference. ... I think they?re a pretty good 16th seed. |
I?d like to think a game like this will help our confidence. |
I?m very proud of how they played. They played their hearts out for 45 minutes. Coming off the other night against Maine at home I was concerned with how we?d respond. It?s just a great win for us. |
I'm encouraged, I really am. |
If we could sign two early, I'd be happy, |