The last month or so, we really started playing our type of basketball. |
The press definitely got us going. That's our game: we love to attack, we love to run, we love to press. |
The stats are pretty much even. The fact that they're big probably caused us problems. |
The Temple game unmasked us. It showed a lot. As a group, we were hurting after that and we could have taken it either way, kept going down or headed in the right direction. I think we're heading in the right direction. |
There has to be a sharper focus. This is a wake-up call, definitely. We haven't lost at home in a while. |
There was no way I could win this game for us. They played a 2-3 zone and I can't do it by myself. It's a team game and West Virginia played as a team. We did not play as a team offensively or defensively. There was no way I could have won this game for us. |
They elevate our game to another level. They're quicker, faster, they can jump higher. So that means you have to play smart. You might have to box them out so they can't jump over you. Or when you're elevating on your shot, you might have to elevate even more just because they can jump higher. The small things like that, they make the game easier for us. |
They weren't giving me any room and the defender kind of backed off, the shot clock was going down and we definitely needed it so I took it. I have confidence in myself. It is my job when that shock clock reaches below 10 to make something happen. |
We actually focused on getting stops and on rebounding. And we definitely did that. |
We actually focused on getting stops and rebounding. And we definitely did that. There are signs of us peaking, and I think it will come at the right time. |
We just have to get better every day, there's no question about that. From the inside to the outside, the guards have to do a better job of finding the post and the posts have to rebound and finish. There are a variety of things that we have to do and that will only come with the more games that we play. |
We just wanted to come out and have fun. |
We look at this as a step toward the Big East title. It's big to come here and win. It's the first time in history. It's definitely a monkey off our backs, but we can't put everything on this one game. |
We lost our intensity when we started substituting. Until then, we were doing everything right. Then we just sort of lost it. The subs have to know they have to play with the same intensity as the starters and they didn't do that tonight. That's why St. John's got back in the game. |
We need to attack to be successful. We didn't do that, and they were aggressive. When you play aggressive on defense it jump starts the offense. |