A lot of people (on television) were picking against us. We took it personally. |
Depending on how he plays, the team sort of follows. He did a great job. We expected it coming into this year. He's worked real hard and deserves everything he's gotten. We're looking to ride him the rest of the way. |
For the most part we played well defensively. We let up a little bit a couple times once we got the big lead and that's when they got back in it. |
Getting guys out of their comfort zone is big. Young guys usually don't respond well to adversity. If we do that from the get-go and be on them, they'll have a tough time responding to that and to the pressure. |
He understands his role. He's a starter and the coaches and players all have confidence in him. We all support each other equally. That's the type of little things that make teams good. |
He's a tough player. He's strong and he works hard. We did a fairly good job on him, but he was able to get some easy baskets and dunks off of some rebounds. |
I think the sky's the limit for this team. We have lots of talent. We're really deep. Dixon has done a really good coaching job. He's gotten us to work on our weaknesses. We're getting better and better, progressing each game. |
It was a little bit surprising. But I guess with the way it's happened in the past, maybe it isn't too surprising. |
It's a little bit of bad timing, but for the city overall, it's great. People still recognize we're winning, so it's not a problem. |
It's a tough loss, but the only way it's going to turn into a bad loss is if we don't turn around and learn from it. |
It's big. Obviously we're a little less star-struck than guys who haven't been here before. It can catch you off-guard at first. |
It's going to be a good challenge for us. We match up fairly well with them. |
It's not like they needed a buzzer beater to beat Kansas. They were in control the whole game. The seeding is irrelevant at this point. |
Just being mentally prepared right off the bat is the key. You can't allow yourself to think because you're the higher seed that you're going to automatically win. |
One of the beauties of this team is we have so many guys who can score. Tonight was just really a matter of everyone stepping up and helping each other out. That's one reason why we're so tough too beat. |