I've actually yelled at kids from a basketball purist standpoint. I don't want to see a kid shoot the ball every time down the court. It's disgusting. |
I've been with these guys for four years and I love them to death. But every day is a new surprise with these guys. I thought it was all behind us, but they still saved one for the end. |
I've got to take the blame. I thought we were past that. It's good to feel good about yourself, but when the ball goes up, you've got to compete. You don't get W's from reading the press clippings. |
I've just been telling them it's one of the greatest things that will happen in their lives, this tournament. Everybody comes in with their slates wiped clean. I haven't had to talk too much. They have been very focused. I'm really, really impressed with their maturity, and how they're focused on the task at hand. |
If they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the NIT. They're a terrific team. |
If they really want to win this tournament, they'll win it. It's no disrespect to anybody else. If they're all on the same page, it could be scary. |
If they want to win this thing, they will. No disrespect to anyone else but this team can be scary. |
If we play like this the rest of the way, we'll be in good shape. We had good intensity and were physical. It wasn't easy. The guys worked their butts off. |
It's made my life easier this year. The first three years I had to suffer because they were up and down. They will still come back in spurts and remind me of old times. But we're all on the same page. These guys are focused and they bring it every day. |
Not a lot of 300-pound guys come to mind. |
Ricky is going to cut down the nets against a very, very good Saint Peter's team — hopefully. He was phenomenal. |
Seton Hall outplayed us in every aspect of the game. They out-toughed us, out-hustled us and outplayed us. |
Some days he's going on pure will right now. |
That (defensive stop) would have been huge. |
That's a heck of a team we beat, man. If they do not get into the NIT, then there's something wrong ... there's really something wrong. With the year that this conference has had, that (if) they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the league, they should do away with the NIT. |