(Freshmen) all think they are going to come in and set the world on fire and go to the Final Four. When reality sets in to them a little bit, they can be a little discouraged. It's up to us to try to get them back. It's just a hard thing when you are going through it. |
A win helps, no doubt about it. There's just a different look in their eye when you win. We needed to get this one. |
Big plays. (Those were) great offensive rebounds he had on the tips. |
Even though for Kentucky people they're struggling, it's still a good basketball team. |
Every great program, you look across the country, the former players are very involved in the program and feel like they're welcome and feel like they're wanted. I still feel special when I go back to North Carolina. To have played there, I can walk into the office and still feel special. |
Florida presents a lot of problems. Their speed, athleticism and their ability, and they are playing awfully well. We have a lot of work cut out for us. |
He has to be able to score for us some. We can't play 2-on-5. It's hard when you can't score from every position. He's an unselfish player, but sometimes being unselfish can be selfish. |
He is skilled and can shoot the ball from the perimeter and has a terrific upside. |
He played a lot of 2 at Laurinburg, but he really wasn't, to me, a legitimate 2. He fit better at the point guard position just because of his decision-making skills. He always knew where the guys were on the floor before he got the ball. He made the simple plays. |
He plays as well as anyone. I'd put him up against [North Carolina's] Raymond Felton or [Wake Forest's] Chris Paul any day. |
He thought it would hurt the small-town feel. He called it a vanishing aspect of American culture. |
He's got to step up his game, as a senior, in conference play. |
He's shooting the ball better; he's rebounding the ball, finally. He's taking care of the ball and doing a better job of being a leader. He's been vocal and that's not his nature. We asked him to come out of his comfort level and he's done that. |
He's stepping out and scoring for the team versus a guy who is passing the ball. |
He's taken the whole league by storm. He has a track record of doing it at other places. He had success early and that's big. The kids bought into it and the crowds are coming out. |