Hassan had another great game. The last five- or six-game stretch for him has been possibly the best he's played since he got here. |
Hassan is a great competitor. The more on the line, the better he plays. He had a great tournament last year. He's a winner. |
Hassan is really the emotional leader on the floor. That was evident. |
He can guard inside or out, so if it's a big guy, he is physical enough now and ... (unlike) a lot of other European players, he has really good lateral foot quickness. I think other teams will have to match up with us more than we'll have to match up with them. |
He fulfilled the various responsibilities that were set up for him to get back. |
He had a dominant effect on the game even though he wasn't scoring. He filled the middle really well and got a number of turnovers as a result of his stepping up and closing the lane. |
He has developed nicely. We felt he'd be a good player once he got some weight and got stronger. |
He has fulfilled the various responsibilities that had been set up for him to get back. I visited with all the guys individually to discuss the situation and they are very much in favor of him being back on the floor. |
He has great leadership skills. Mustafa is as good as any point guard we've brought in here, and we've brought in some good ones. He's got a great attitude and is a team guy. |
He has made just fantastic improvement. He's a great kid. He works hard. He has a nice shooting touch. He does a great job. It doesn't surprise me because I loved him when I saw him in high school. |
He is a very mobile (center). He's almost more comfortable facing up than with his back to the basket. |
He is absolutely the ideal teammate. He is the most involved on the bench, and he is just really into the game. In practice he just works his butt off. I don't care if you ask him to be on the scout team, he's a very positive guy. They don't come any better as far as a young man and his commitment to team. |
He is probably 50-50 for Saturday (against California). |
He just keeps getting better and better. He has tremendous poise and confidence. |
He knew that had a lot to do with our loss on Thursday night. He wasn't relaxed like he normally is. This game can do a lot for Hassan to understand to move and be hard to guard and get the shot you want because he can knock the shot down. |