I thought we were a soft basketball team tonight. Virginia was physically tougher than we were. When we had guys take the ball out of our hands, well, that's toughness. And that No. 11 kid, he played hard. |
I told our guys at halftime that Carolina was going to make a run and that we had to stay together, remain focused. |
I told the guys after the North Carolina game that this is a big win and I'm happy for you. But we've got to enjoy it today and focus on Clemson. That's the most important game on the schedule because it's the next game on the schedule, and you have to protect your home court. |
I was proud of our team's effort. There were a couple of plays that I thought we botched there at the end that could've given us a better chance. But, I can't fault our guys' effort and how they competed. Duke played well down the stretch when they needed to and J.J. made all of the big plays. |
I'm happy at Miami. I've agreed to a deal and I'm not interested in other jobs. |
I'm happy for him. I hope he's on a (NBA) roster next year. I'm pulling for him like crazy. |
I'm really proud of how our kids competed under those circumstances. We just didn't finish. |
I'm very proud of our kids, especially for our ability to come in here and have some toughness to finish the game off. |
I've had a couple of those situations happen before to my teams. One time at Providence one of my kids got hit by a bottle of water and got his nose broken. |
If we play as hard as we can play we can live with what happens at the end of the game. |
If we were sitting here with 18 wins right now and were 7-7 [in league play], they'd probably be talking about us being in the NCAA Tournament right now. But everybody has to understand we beat ourselves up in this league. |
In the first half we played well defensively and that was the key. I thought, in the second half, we lost focus a little defensively. In the second half, they got some uncontested shots. They're good players and they're going to make uncontested shots if you give them to them. |
In the past, the NIT just kind of put (the field) together. There was no flow. These changes are a step in the direction. To me this makes the NIT a much better tournament. |
It is pretty amazing. A lot of what Tyler is is just sheer determination. Usually that's the thing from high school to college that takes time kids to adjust to. He's at warp speed right now. |
It is what it is. It's gonna be very difficult. I don't think we look at it like it's over. We look at it like we gotta get guys ready to play, we do have six wins in the bank. We gotta keep our head up and get ready to go out and give ourselves a chance. |