(Diop) has been great. He's doing more things, getting more comfortable. I have tremendous respect for Thompson. He's certainly a handful. To be able to put somebody in who's at least the same size as him is certainly helpful for us. |
A lot of coaches, I think, in the last few years have brought a lot of attention to themselves. Coaches need to coach and let the players play. The recognition needs to go to players exclusively. There are too many coaches who call attention to themselves. I'm not going to do that. |
Anytime you want to consider yourself one of the better teams in the league you have to win on the road. It's one thing to say, 'Yeah, we're playing well on the road,' and, 'Yeah, we're competing on the road.' But ultimately, you have to win. |
He had an opportunity to win the game for them or they were going to lose the game. He stepped up and made the plays. |
He is a guy that sometimes teams don't focus on, but he is a great complement to the rest of their talented players. He recognizes his role and plays it very well. |
He looks focused. He knows the importance of this. He's got agents coming up to him. He looks under the basket and sees Larry Bird. He recognizes this in terms of its importance to his future in basketball. |
He was the guy who got that attack mentality going. When it got close in the second half, he was just going. His decision-making in that situation was very good, as it usually is. |
He's just a nightmare. He is an absolute nightmare. |
I didn't anticipate him showing up. |
I have people that work for me that report to me. I report to other people. I have a budget to control. I have correspondence that leaves this office and comes to me. I have to manage my time and my assistant coaches. |
I'm mindful of the importance of the next two games. I just don't think there's any other way to approach this one. |
I've told the team very explicitly: We're approaching this game like any other. Our approach is the same. Our prep is the same. We're playing all our key people. |
It will be interesting to see which direction Steve goes. He's very intelligent in these matters. I'm confident that somewhere along the way he'll be having a conversation (with Taylor). |
Levi made a great contribution to the team and benefited Siena in a positive way. We wish him much success in his future. |
Obviously, this game was a struggle from minute one. We clearly lost the game in the first half. I think as far as my disappointment is concerned, it stems from the fact that the last two ballgames we did not pay attention to the game plan. |