I think it's pretty obvious why (WSU) is a tough team to play. You can see why they have been as competitive as they have been. |
I think it's the best of all the playoffs in sports. The single-elimination aspect puts a premium on playing your best every time out. If you don't, it's over. |
I think it's time. I remember way back when it was a great facility. It's just not a great environment for college basketball. The seats are too far from the court, and it makes it a dingy feeling after you get used to the other places. The crowd gets lost in the size of the Sports Arena. I think it's going to be a great boon for USC with its new facility. I don't think there will be a whole lot of people who will shed any tears. |
I think right now we are playing much better. It took us a while to adjust. Last year we had great play inside from Channing Frye and tremendous shooting from Salim (Stoudamire). I think we had some guys who thought they were Salim and they weren't. |
I think some guys thought they were Salim Stoudamire, and they're not. |
I think that is something that probably some of our younger guys don't understand is that you're going to see everybody's best effort, and that is a compliment to the program but is also a challenge to our guys. |
I think that will be the challenge with Washington, frankly, when they go out on the road. In any experiences I've had with young teams, the home crowd and home court is like a security blanket — and then the team struggles away from home. |
I think that's going to be a really good game. I think Cal has as good a shot at that game as Stanford does, to tell you the truth. |
I think there are a lot of similarities with the 1997 team. This is part of why you coach, the excitement of being in the NCAA tournament. |
I think they are getting there. Sometimes guys have to learn that they can't try and do things by themselves. That's sort of been the case. |
I think they had seven points after 18 minutes or something. They must have had almost as many turnovers as they had shots. But I've said all along this team can be our best defensive team. |
I think they're good enough to win it. |
I think this is a great tournament, but I think it's something the tournament committee needs to look at. |
I think this is a momentum builder for us. And right now I think confidence is so critical. |
I think we are capable of defending (the Pac-10) championship. There are some very good teams that we are going to have to beat if we are going to do that. But I don't think there is anyone that has a better chance of winning it than we do. |