(If) we make a free throw, they miss a free throw, we're very happy. |
A strength of this team is our depth. We've said from the start of the season that it's a good rotation we have. |
Aaron carefully considered this decision and sought the right information before making it. We've been counseling him each step of the way and will continue to do so over the next two months. This is a logical step for Aaron to take and we will support him wholeheartedly. |
Antonio's been playing great in practice and it's been carrying over into games. |
At the end of the game, as we knew it would, it came down to a couple plays at the end and they just didn't roll our way. |
At this point, we're obviously disappointed. We put ourselves in a good position at the end of the game but we came up a little short. I'm so proud of how we battled. We got better this week. |
At times we didn't handle (the 1-3-1 defense) very well. In the second half, the adjustment was evident. |
At worst, we're 90 percent, and we'll likely be at 100 percent by the end of the summer. When Ben and I got here, we understood the numbers, and we knew what our priority had to be. This has been a constant point of emphasis for us. |
Barry has been very important to our success over the years. Whether it was a director of basketball operations or as our associate head coach, he was a vital part to our program's rise to elite status in the Big East and nationally. |
But I told Aaron that it's over and we're moving on. |
Carl has done everything he's needed to do academically, |
Carl set the tone with his nine assists. That makes us hard to guard when he's playing like that. It was a great team effort. We had a lot of guys step up. |
Every game we've battled. The energy is there. |
Every time these teams have gotten together in the last five years, every game has been like this down to the end. Every game has been a battle. |
For most people, he's a surprise. But for people inside our program who have seen him and seen where he's come from, we really had high expectations for him this year. |