(St. Francis) scored (12) points in the first 17 minutes of the second half. |
Defense and rebounding are the reasons we are more competitive this year. We're a better team. |
Give credit to Saint Joseph's for running its offense so well in the second half. I wouldn't say (our players) ran out of gas; I think it's more accurate to say we weren't able to sustain our intensity. |
Give Duquesne credit. They only had eight scholarship guys and they came out extremely hard and they beat us. It wasn't like we were lying down. |
He's a very gifted player, and he's really worked hard to develop his skills. In the short term, we couldn't have had the success we've had (this year without him). He has helped turn the program around this year. |
I just thought it was very important for us to have a winning season. I think the fact it happened very early is a great testament to our players. It really speaks to how much they've improved and how hard they've worked. |
I really thought the difference was our defense in the second half. (Enright) had a tremendous first half. |
I think the personnel they had on the court helped them attack our zone a little bit better. |
I thought it was a great challenge, a great chance to see where we are. That's a good team they have over there. |
I thought that in itself was a big first step. Once we hit 15 [wins] we knew we had done something to turn the program in a significant way, and then we set our sights higher. |
If we didn't turn it over, we probably would have had a chance to win the game. But 19 turnovers to nine is an awfully big discrepancy to overcome. |
It means so much to the seniors. They've had some hard times, but they're resilient and they never quit. They always fought hard. |
It was a great game, a great environment for our fans and for our community. Our seniors are phenomenal people who have invested their blood, sweat and tears. Then, we also passed the ball extremely well against one of the best zones in America, which shows progress. |
The atmosphere is far most positive because of the results. La Salle has an unbelievable basketball tradition. Our other peers in the city, St. Joe's, Temple, Penn and Villanova, have consistently been strong. We've had an inferiority complex with seeing our peers being in the postseason every year. There's really been a resurgence of pride that La Salle can get back to where we were in the past, which is a prominent program. |
The depth of this league is grossly understated. There's a lot of teams that can pull off an upset over George Washington. So yeah, I think it's a wide-open tournament. |