I don't know a kid who worries about their future and what they are going to do afterward who plays well at this point. You've got to be routine in what you've done thus far and keep that focus. |
I don't know if he's shooting as well as he did last year, but he's due to have one of those games. We can't lose him because he's going to put a lot of pressure on us. |
I don't know. That's the official's read. We showed some toughness, I thought. I'm so proud of the way our guys executed. |
I don't want to put any more pressure on those guys. We put so much heat on those guys already. ... They are good and a big reason we win, but other guys are doing other things that help us win. |
I hope that winning one game in the tournament and playing the second game well [is enough]. I'm hoping we'll get a shot at it. |
I just wanted him to relax a little bit and get him into the flow of the game. |
I knew Brian was good, but he has a chance to be really good. He's 6-6 and can really shoot, kind of surprised me. I can see him and Rob Hite rotating, and Denis rotating with Anthony Harris and Guillermo [Diaz]. I expect all four freshmen to have an impact. |
I knew how hard it was going to be in terms of how competitive it is and how hard it is to win on the road. Our kids have gone through it one time and are better at it. No question. We're more experienced and have (injured) Anthony Harris back and are playing better basketball. |
I know it's not what people want to hear, because we're not in the NCAA Tournament. But for this program to be in post-season for two years in a row, it's a positive. It bodes well for our program as we're building. |
I love being at Miami, and we have work to do. |
I never felt we were totally in the clear. I just knew Creighton was going to make a run. |
I think they did a good job defensively, but we just didn't shoot that well. Some of the shots were contested, but we missed a lot of wide-open shots. |
I thought our guys held excellent poise down the stretch. We played with a tremendous amount of composure. We knew Carolina was going to make some runs, particularly there in the second half. I'm just so proud of how our kids handled that. |
I thought our kids competed and we played very hard. J.J. is a phenomenal player. He wasn't just great tonight, he has been great all year. I think he is the best player in college basketball and he showed it tonight. |
I thought we did a good job changing defenses and playing well inside as well as on the perimeter. |