(But) with the exposure we've gotten nationally, more people are going to be finding out about George Mason University. |
(Butler) is the leading 3-point shooter in the school's history. |
At halftime, I asked the guys to clear their minds and realize that that game was over. I told them that (the second half) was a new game and to go out and execute as they had all season long. |
Before the tournament began, nobody ever heard of George Mason. |
Can you imagine a guy his size running down the field with the ball in lacrosse? |
Circumstances do not dictate whether or not we follow that policy. |
David has not won the national champion-ship yet. |
Does it concern me? Before every game I'm concerned about stuff like that. We've got a very good group of smart players. Jai Lewis and Will Thomas especially are very intelligent. |
Each event is bigger and better. But that first invitation is the most important and I waited a very long time for that. |
Elite Eight. That sounds good, real good. |
Everybody expected us to win the national championship. I could observe the amount of pressure that we all felt trying to get to the Final Four. |
Everything that I am as a coach, it was formed there. |
Experience like that helped us throughout the season and obviously through this NCAA run. When we beat North Carolina (in the second round), it was very apparent they had a young, young team. There is a difference between young and old guys. |
Familiarity is always important. One of the key elements to our great game in the NCAA first round in 2001 when we faced a very strong Maryland team was that our players had faced those guys during the summer - and so there was not a fear factor. We are hoping that will hold true this time. |
Florida's ability to get so many second shots really hurt us. It took away opportunities. |