If we somehow could win a couple, our last 10 would be a very good record against top 20 teams. We have to keep grinding because that's what the Big Ten is about. We're playing against teams that beat us the first time, and we're trying to show we've improved by getting some of these guys on the way out. |
It was a one-play game, four or five different times, and we just didn't get it done. We just need to get some wins to build some confidence. Our guys are just really hurting right now. |
It was going to be a tough game for either Horner or Vince to lose because both of those guys had such great offensive performances. Iowa just outplayed us over the last 10 minutes. They did a good job of getting us stretched out and slipped in for some lay-ups that really hurt. |
It was going to be a tough game for Horner or Vince to lose because they both put on such great offensive performances. Unfortunately, it ended up being Vince because they did a great job of outplaying us in the last 10 minutes. |
It's a big opportunity, because to get to the NCAA tournament you have to beat some teams that are going. We don't have any margin for error left. We've used it all up. But I think we've gotten ourselves in this position, because we haven't worried about that. |
It's a tough week because you're guilty until proven innocent, and it's a daunting task a bit. But they've done a phenomenal job being able to sell, 'We're OK.' The biggest punishment for us at Minnesota was the unspoken and people speculating from the death penalty on down. |
Last year, they had so many guys who could jump up and bite you. But they're probably a better defensive team this year. What's impressive to me is how they've plugged so many different people into their roles. |
Last year's team, you didn't know if we were going to win or lose, but you knew we were going to fight. We have some different ways to score now, but do we have the same type of personality? |
Mark is a great fit right now at Gonzaga. He's talked to me at length about how difficult the transition (at Minnesota) has been for me, so I don't think he's going to run off to any other job. |
Ohio State has more of a definitive inside presence than Villanova. I think Terence Dials makes those teams a little different. Sylvester is a 6-foot-7, 6-8 four man while Villanova's four-man is a guard. [The Buckeyes] have a little bit more size. |
Our defense has been feeding off effort and attitude. We had three guys on the same page before, but not five. |
People remember you as you leave a program ? not in the middle of it or how you came in. And I think that's something they're all trying to focus on. |
Players come and go, but kids learn how to win and they pass that down to the bench. Until somebody defeats Wisconsin, Illinois or Michigan State I don't think you can say that team is better because they've never proven it. |
Really, we've had them all together for one game, and that was (Alabama-Birmingham). At that point, they all weren't healthy. Vince wasn't healthy. Moe wasn't healthy. I'm happy we're winning, but we're not at the level of the elite teams in the Big Ten. We want to get there. |
Saturday was disheartening because I felt like our guys didn't believe at the end of the game [against Michigan]. One good thing is, we're not worried about who we're playing. It's tough going to Illinois. But I think we showed at Iowa that if we can get ourselves together, we can play. |