Things are going to come through for them one of these games. We have to talk to them positively. Don't feed negative thoughts into their heads. |
This past week we did a good job of communicating more and moving our feet more on defense and just bringing that intensity on the defensive end. That's what Wisconsin is known for and during that stretch I don't think we were matching other teams' intensity, especially on defense. |
This stretch has not been good for us but we still have to stay positive because we're still in the hunt for the Big Ten championship. |
To get a big victory like this, going into a game like that (on Saturday at Michigan), is definitely a confidence booster for everybody. |
We had a chance to be at the top of the Big Ten if we had come in here and won. ...Our backs are to the wall right now and we have to rely on other teams losing. From here on out every game is do or die. |
We have to continue to push, not get down on ourselves and find that leadership. |
We know he's doing that on purpose but people who don't know basketball, they're like, 'What is he doing? But that's something he's been doing all his life because he's been playing down in the post a lot and he has had to be able to get his shot over bigger guys. He gets my vote for player of the year. |
We need to be a little more physical out there. |
We need to find our toughness and our heart. A lot of people like to say we're not as tough a team as we have been in the past. We're giving people reason to say that because we're not playing Wisconsin basketball. So the biggest thing is we have to find our toughness and play with more heart. |
We were talking out there. |
We're a young team but there are no excuses. We have the talent to do it; we just have to push the younger guys and some of the older guys along. |
We're heading into the halfway point of the Big Ten schedule. We have a real tough road game coming up Saturday (against Michigan). To get a big victory like this going into a game like that is definitely a confidence booster for everybody. |
When the threes aren't falling, you have to find other things to help you get points. I think we need to do a better job of getting to the free-throw line. |
You can't put all the pressure on one guy to carry the whole scoring load. |