That's an after-the-season thing. We've talked in generalities before. There's no point in talking about it now. The information is not available to him or to any of our other 12 players. |
That's how much he wanted Carl to play and it showed how much he wanted to win. |
That's news to me. I'll know more when I talk to him (today). |
The call on the five seconds was strange because there was no count. |
The energy was there in our preparation for St. John's. I'm not going to say anything to disrespect them. They played hard, they played well, they deserved to win. |
The great passes ... the shooting percentage shows the passing decision-making our guys made throughout. Great job passing it and finding the open guy and recognizing their double team (on Gray), which we knew they were going to do. |
The guys are working and they're getting better. They don't look at it as being 15 and 0, they look at what they can get better at and that's what you have got to do. |
The guys just made shots and that was passing more than anything. We kept getting the shots we needed. |
The kids are working hard. We had a very good practice [yesterday]. There are going to be a lot of close games. It comes down to bounces. There is a very small margin for error. There is not a lot of difference between anyone in our league. |
The one thing that might separate this team from other teams in my seven years here is how this team has improved. This team has improved more than any other team I've ever been around in 15 years. [The players] have improved tremendously. And maybe that's because we have a lot of young guys. |
The quality of teams in this league is outstanding. It's the best conference in the country. No one is even debating that anymore. We used to say it in recruiting and somebody would say, 'Well, maybe the ACC.' Nobody is questioning it anymore. |
The trademark of our program is finding the open guy, and we didn't do that today. I don't think we executed. Our patience wasn't there. I didn't recognize our team [because of] how we played early. The impatience and forcing things just put us in a hole. |
The winning started when he got here. I don't believe in coincidences. |
Their experience is a major issue. They have so many experienced guys who have played together for so long. They are a team that has grown together. |
Their shots were deep, and oftentimes we had a hand in their face. Our guys made plays and there were very few mistakes. Some of the shots Notre Dame hit were from 35-40 feet. If you step out on those, it's bad defense. It was a game for the ages and I'm just glad we battled and found a way to win. |