I think we are capable of defending that championship, but there are some very good teams to beat to do that. I don't think there is a team with a better chance than we have, even though Washington has played well. One of the biggest surprises is USC has really stepped up. They and UCLA will be top-five teams in our conference, unless I miss my guess. |
I think we are in. There are not a whole of teams that can say they played our schedule. Our RPI has been high all year, even when we weren't ranked. That's what the NCAA wants, for teams to go and play a tough schedule. |
I think we played offensively about as well as we've played all year long. |
I think we still have that championship trophy somewhere there at Arizona. And someone is going to have to take it away from us. |
I think we will see a sense of urgency from [the players] this week. We just need to play to our capabilities. The key is we can't worry about what the other team is doing. We haven't proven yet we can play a full 40 minutes. |
I think we're in (the NCAA tournament). |
I thought Mustafa Shakur did a nice job on him, worked and really got through screens, and I thought did an excellent job. |
I thought our guys played just right. It wasn't a case of backing off. Both guys stayed right there. He just went up and under, and let that thing fly. If someone is going to hit it, that is the kind of shot you want him to have to make. |
I thought overall it was a good solid effort for us. Defensively, we're doing a good job. |
I thought we had good pressure on them. But they were driving us crazy with penetration. You have to hit the shots - but they were hitting them. |
I thought we played as well as we can play. Credit Villanova for having that extra little bit that made the difference. |
I thought we played as well as we could play. But credit has to go to Villanova for just having that little extra. |
I thought we were more aggressive in terms of pressure on the ball. I thought we made it difficult for them to get what they wanted. |
I told Brandon I was glad he got his great shooting night out of the way before (today). If he hits 50 percent of his threes for the weekend, that would be great. If he goes 0 for 5, that would make me feel better. |
I told them at the end of the half I was embarrassed to see 'Arizona' across their chests. We had guys out there looking scared in the first half. |