It was good that Jim put this in writing. It puts Tony's mind at ease and certainly mine as well. |
It was just a very embarrassing performance. |
It's a bit frustrating when you can't find the hoop. Our defense has kept us within reach. |
It's as realistic for us to win three games, so why not four. Someone has to suffer. I'm just thankful to be in, and who knows what could happen. That's the beauty of tournament time. But, of course it's going to be hard. |
It's not a big secret that I've been leaning that way. Everybody around here wanted me to wait until the end of the season to make sure. And I think it's time for a change. I knew these three years were going to be difficult, and that's the only thing I've been right on about. |
Matt is a great fit for our staff. He is a young aggressive assistant coach who has been at two Division I universities that have turned around with his recruiting and coaching abilities. He was an integral part of the players landed at Denver and Middle Tennessee. He was a heck of a player in college who was a bulldog and he carried that into his coaching career. He has recruiting ties in the Northwest, West and Midwest. |
Nobody could guard him. They were just too quick for us. We simply weren't able to handle that or their ability to shoot the ball. |
Obviously, we have no leader on the floor. That is obvious if you watch us. I don't think they trust me. My feeling is that most of them think I'm over the hill. Maybe I'm just exaggerating. |
Sometimes you have to be empty. That is one thing I have truly learned in all the rebuilding projects. At some point, you have got to take a punch to the gut that just empties all the arrogance or pride or false hopes, and then you realize we better face up to who we are. |
Stanford used their inside people well. The big kid, we were simply unable to handle him. |
That's been the story of our existence here. Almost, but not quite. |
The big picture is what has to be viewed in this process. As long as our administration understands it, we'll be fine. |
The big picture is what has to be viewed in this process. There comes a time when the bottom line is all that matters. But that time has not come yet. |
The biggest problem the White House faces is reconnecting with people. People simply aren't buying it anymore. People can see for themselves that things actually are not fine. |
The loss of Derrick has affected us more than I expected. |