Both teams played really well. It's hard for any team to lose a game when you compete like they did. |
But I'm not shocked that Tom Tolbert can't, ... He never got up and down the court. |
But people in the know are aware this was going to be an up-and-down year for them. You can't lose that much experience without suffering. |
Chris (Rodgers) is the best on-ball defender we have ever had. He has great feet and quick hands and he loves the challenge defensively. |
Chris did a nice job of pressuring the ball. We need him to get more involved offensively. |
Chris had a great game at both ends of the court because he let shots come to him instead of looking for shots. |
Chris is the best on-ball defender we've ever had. |
Chris only took one shot he should have taken. We need him on both ends of the floor. |
Chris Rodgers had a great game at both ends of the court, because he let shots come to him instead of looking for shots. He was 3 for 3 from three-point range and all of them came as a result of penetration. We are hoping this will be his defining moment, and that he can help us on both ends of the court. |
Connecticut's quickness really hurt us right off. They were beating us down the court. We started off with lousy shots and that's our biggest problem right now. |
Credit has to go to Villanova for having that little extra. |
Everyone expects you to be up there and we've had our struggles. We're not there, but we're getting there. We're playing better. |
From our standpoint, our star of the game was Mustafa. He did a great job of running his team and it looks like he's getting more comfortable in that position. He was playing much more within himself and playing well defensively. |
From the beginning of the year until now, I'm not sure we've ever had anyone make that kind of progress. |
Getting off early would be important in any game. I think the key to the game is going to be the amount of defensive pressure we put on the ball and the ability to cut down on their second opportunities on the glass. |