They put the squeeze on us the second half. And for the first time since Northwestern State, five weeks ago, we hit a point where we cracked. When teams start throwing dunks down, there's a point there where they created a competitive edge. |
They were exceptional. I've never seen them shoot like that. We're the leading 3-point defense team in the Pac-10 and they shot us right out of the fight. |
They will hit their stride, because the program is used to winning and they will figure it out. |
Those who own the country ought to govern it. |
Three weeks ago, I finally became comfortable with a rotation of eight guys, who could play on both offense and defense. Right now we don't have that on offense and we don't have it on defense. |
Thursday's game was a difficult game to coach and endure. Today's was not. It was the best 40 minutes of basketball we've played since Washington State (on Jan. 21). There's an enthusiastic locker room that is excited about practicing on Monday. From those things, I'm pleased today. |
Thursday's game was difficult for me as a coach to endure. Today's was not. I'm pleased today. We dug ourselves a huge hole, no doubt about it, but we found a rhythm. |
UCLA did exactly what they've been doing - defend with great focus and team energy. They continue to improve. There wasn't any complacency. |
UCLA did exactly what they've been doing -- defend with great focus and team energy. They continue to improve. There wasn't any complacency. |
UCLA did exactly what they've been doing — defend with great focus and team energy. They continue to improve. There wasn't any complacency. |
We are going to be very cautious to make sure when he comes back, it's 100 percent. The next time this happens, we may not get him back. His college career will end on the bench. When someone says he's ready, I would keep him out an extra week to make sure he's strong enough. |
We can be undersized and play. We do sacrifice some height and girth when we have to slide down with more lean guys. Where we are now, I'm going to try and get as much time as I can out of each starter. |
We certainly got an extreme test of what maximum challenges there are in Seattle and in that we flowed better with Wesley. Now he has an opportunity and that's what he needed. |
We dug ourselves a huge hole, no question about it. We found a rhythm, but I wish we could have found our rhythm three or four minutes earlier. |
We gave them the ball early and they didn't even have to go 30 yards to score, ... That really hurt us. |