(Adrien) is a big help with our power forwards and centers coming in off the bench. Without him, it?s going to be a big adjustment. He comes in and gets a lot of rebounds, plays excellent defense and scores when he has to. |
All teams are going to try and prove they can beat the No. 1 team. They are going to come at us as hard as they can. |
Anytime your team comes off a loss, your game needs to step up another notch. |
As a senior, I understand that every team comes at us harder because we're No. 1. |
At first we were rushing, putting up bad shots. Then we slowed it down and got into our offense, and started running the fast break and playing our game pretty good. |
At the beginning there wasn't a lot of talking. But after a couple years went by we got a little more comfortable with each other and there was a lot more talking. |
Can't head out there too cocky. Just play like we need the win. |
Everybody has their own personality. I'm kind of happy it's the way it is. With too many people expressing their emotions, things could flare up, things could go the wrong way. Right now we have a good balance. |
Everyone is going to be hyped. It is going to be something to watch. |
For some of us, this is going to be our life career. We have to take it seriously every game and every day. |
For some reason, they stay with us. |
He knows how to take over a game. He's not only a point guard, he's a scorer. Either he's going to score, or he's going to get it to someone else to score. |
He knows what's going to happen before it happens. It's like playing a game of chess with him. He can see a couple moves ahead and orchestrate the game. |
He stepped up big for us tonight ... tremendous. The rebounds, the baskets, he was a beast. To me, he?s the bully of the Big East, and he?s just a freshman. It?s going to be scary to see him in a couple of years. |
I didn't try to force anything. If it comes to me, I'm going to take advantage of it. The last couple of games I didn't feel that I had the opportunity. |