did not ask Dr. Healy to leave. |
He is not even close to the same player he was as a freshman. To his credit, he has put the time in and become a better player. His body has changed. He's much stronger. He's in much better shape and he's much better with the basketball. |
I can still remember going down there and not being allowed past the gate. One of the coaches had to bring the tape out to me. |
I think that's a credit to the guys. They can go. They can play. If they just continue to execute and play together, they can pretty much play either style. |
I thought the experienced guys, the leaders, the seniors and Lance (Clarke, a junior) did a great job of playing through adversity, getting great shots and getting the lead back up. |
I'd like to apologize for the first five minutes of the game. After both teams settled down, I thought we made some really good defensive stops -- we were able to hold that team to 30 percent in the first half. |
I'm just really happy for the guys getting this experience. Right now, it's a matter of getting them some rest and getting ready for (tonight). |
I'm very lucky to have coached this group. I don't think I'll ever get a chance to coach a group of kids like this, and if I do, I'll be very lucky. |
It was a take of two halves. We played great defense in the first half and I think we ran out of gas a little bit there in the second half. |
It was a tough pill to swallow. AIC was a team we had handled twice during the season (by 34 and 26 points), and for them to take that game from us on our home floor was tough. |
It wasn't really chaos because we had games to play and you had a goal right in front of you. You had to get ready for the game and let's do it. It really didn't allow you to even realize what's going on. |
It's incredibly disappointing. You feel for the guys who have worked so hard for it. The difficult thing you have to do is let it sting for a little bit and be ready to move on for next week. |
Obviously, being a league opponent, that's great for the Northeast-10. They're a well-coached team that's talented inside and out. They get good guard play and they've got very good post players. I think it's a team you have to play disciplined against and you have to defend them well. |
That's what it's all about. That's how you get here with that kind of experience. |
There were differences on the board, |