The good thing in our case is that we're at home, we'll have our normal sellout, and it will be out second-to-last game where our seniors will be playing here. I think our fans will be very excited about the Cats. |
The good thing in our case is we're at home. It's not like it's a shock to them. This is something that's been anticipated over the last year, and I know they feel very comfortable with Tony. I'm sure they will want to close things out well for coach Bennett, but there really isn't anything we can do about that other than try to play our game and let the crowd be a factor. |
The guy is our best defensive player. We need him on the court, but he is not going to be on the court if he over penetrates, over dribbles or shoots with people in his face. That has been the same message he has heard for four years. |
The inside game is certainly developing to the point where we have an inside game. |
The inside game is coming on. We just need to do a better job of getting the ball in there. |
The key thing for us is we can't worry about what the other team is doing. We just need to play to our capabilities. |
The last time I looked, we still have that championship trophy at Arizona. Someone's going to have to take it away from us, not media predictions. At the start, we were everyone's favorite. Then we made the mistake of not playing Sisters of the Poor and some of the others instead of Connecticut, Michigan State, Kansas. In the end, I think we have as good a shot as anybody. |
The locker rooms are very, very nice. |
The one thing that's remained consistent with Chris is the defense was good when he came here, and it's gotten better and better and better. Offensively, it's been a big adjustment from high school where, for them to win, he had to score a bunch of points. That's been a difficult thing. |
The only fair way to do it, I'm sure it has nothing to do with Fox Sports' corporate headquarters being in Los Angeles. |
The race is a very tight one and this weekend will be critical for us. |
The strength of this team, without question, is our defense. Of all the teams I've had, this may be our best defensive team. Our problem this season has been our shooting percentage (44.2 percent) and early in the year our shot selection was not great. |
The UCLA game is indicative how badly we need to get more involved with our inside game. |
The whole key for us was obviously at the defensive end for the first 17 or so minutes. ASU was having a hard time getting the ball in position for shots. |
There are no changes on that as of now. He's working toward it. I'm not going to comment on a timetable. |