Bringing aboard a huge, globally recognized brand like Barclays is a tremendous step forward for Canadian rugby. |
Courtney Sims was phenomenal tonight. Sometimes he doesn't have his best game out there, but tonight he was the difference-maker for us. He stretched our leads, he was our power down low, he was everything for us. |
Everybody was kind of disappointed, but we brought this on ourselves. We lost a good portion of games the last couple weeks and that's a tough thing for us, but we'll have to build off of it. |
He came in here a little fired up trying to get us going. He knew they were giving it to us on the glass and scoring transition points. We knew if we got back on defense, they couldn't get that many good looks and that really helped us out. |
He was phenomenal. Without him, we wouldn't have been anywhere near them. Tonight, he had it right from the start. |
I don't think they made any mistakes. I can't put that burden on them ... You just basically have to place it on us. |
I have never beat these guys in the four years since I've been here. |
I was hoping it would rim out and I would get the rebound. I was trying not to let him go to the hole because if he backs me down, he's going to score. But he made his shot, and it was a big-time shot. |
I was just going out there and doing whatever I could to get a couple extra rebounds for our team, get a couple more offensive possessions. |
I'm really grateful to get here, not to win but just to be nominated. |
It is something to sit back, look at and feel good about it for a bit, but you can't sit down and pat yourself on the back. It shows people know us nationally and people recognize how well we've been playing and how well we've been playing together. It's really helped us nationally, and I think it will help us in recruiting. |
It's a big win for us. |
It's a huge difference this year than it has been the last couple years. I feel like there is no letdown, there is no time my game is slowing down. I can keep the same level throughout the whole 40 minutes, and that's one of the key aspects of my performance. |
It's a tough loss. It's tough to handle. We really wanted to get a win today. Indiana, I haven't beat them guys in four years. |
Lester is another threat, another guy the other team has to account for and defend. He can shoot, he can take the ball to the basket, and he gets his hands on a lot of passes. We struggled without him. |