In the Big East, we're so unorthodox that it becomes an advantage for us. What we're going to find out (today) is, 'will that be good for us, or will they be able to match us real well?' I don't know. |
In the first half, [Cunningham] and Shane Clark helped us increase the lead. We were actually playing really well, almost defending better with those guys in there. |
In the first half, that kept us in it, because we weren't shooting the ball very well. |
In these Big 5 games, you come to expect the unexpected. But I never thought we would struggle the way we did offensively and give up that many easy baskets on the defensive end. |
In this conference, if you finish in a grinding, 16-game schedule at the top of the conference, you're a hell of a program. |
Is that with an asterisk? ... It's an honor because obviously the coaches have a high regard for our players. Now we have to go out and earn it. |
It actually looked a lot worse than it was. It's much, much better than they initially anticipated. |
It could end in two games. And if it does, as long as we're giving our best effort, I'm proud of them. |
It did take longer, but, given the circumstances, I understand why it took longer. I don't think given all of our circumstances, it could have happened any quicker. |
It doesn't surprise me with this group. Number one, because we shoot threes, and [number two], I've never seen them quit. |
It has amazed me how confident he has become in his intellect. The first day on the basketball court here, he was not intimidated. But that summer going to class, he was. It was very obvious. He was scared. |
It is a challenge for us for sure. We don't have a choice so we try to play the best we can with the four guards. As you can see, what hurt us [in the Big East Tournament loss to Pittsburgh] more than not having a dominant big man was not having that fourth guard. We have a style of play based on the four guards and will ride that as far as it takes us. |
It is an honor being picked by coaches in a league like this. Now we have to go out and earn it. |
It kind of feels like a conference game to me. You know each other. You know what each of you is going to do. You just have to play the game. |
It kind of feels like a conference game. This just seems like a Big East game to me. I feel we're in the middle of January and we've got BC next. |