To do special things you need to have special players and special performances. Obviously you saw one tonight from Chris Lofton. |
Tonight was a game I thought we could get. So we're real disappointed. |
We are committed to up-tempo basketball. We will press 94 feet. There's a definite advantage because there is a different preparation (for opponents). I think the players do fit our style. |
We couldn't stop them in the half court. They did a wonderful job of executing. They got great looks and made shots, which put too much pressure on our offense to score every time down the floor. |
We deserved victory. It wasn't like we had to get hit in the mouth to start playing. We were ready to play, and we had to play well. |
We desperately want to win. We've tasted enough failure at Tennessee. |
We got enough backdoor looks to deflate Texas ' defense. |
We got enough backdoor looks to deflate Texas' defense. |
We had no answer for Rondo off the dribble. Something had to be done there. |
We have to focus on getting better down the stretch and playing better basketball. There's no margin for error with this team. When we slip up a little bit, obviously a team like Kentucky is able to expose that. |
We just made some choices that were out of character for us. |
We played with great passion and great energy in the second half. |
We put a lot of pressure on our offense in the second half. [When] you shoot 55 percent [actually 54.8] and score 48 points, you're doing a lot of things right. We couldn't stop them in the half-court. |
We set standards that we expect our student-athletes to adhere to both on and off the court. We will not tolerate anything less. |
We took a chance and we put Major Wingate in the game. With 18 seconds left, on the road, I didn't want overtime. We put him on the ball because we hadn't stopped Florida late. So we said, let's make a play here. Who else but Dane Bradshaw to come up with the ball? |