We proved against Kansas we can win without Daniel being a big presence for us on offense. You don't want to see that. But if it happens, in those 40 minutes, you've got to find someone else who can step up and get it done for you. |
We realize we're in the middle of a conference race. We're not going to take anything for granted. |
We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession. |
We talked about the pros of coming back and pros of leaving. I told him he's going to have to make this decision; I can't. |
We told him all year to play more disciplined. It?s just a bad habit of him reaching. He is too good a player to let that happen. |
We told them ... if they score, we've got to get it back and run it at them. We got as good a look as we could probably get. |
We took shots. And we were aggressive. |
We tried to keep two guys down around the block. Every now and then we would float somebody into the high post. We felt like if we could take care of the ball, get it on the rim, that we could do some damage there. We ended with 17 of them (offensive rebounds) and that gave us 17 more opportunities. |
We turned down some open shots, so we need to be aggressive. Being aggressive is taking an open shot. We're better when we run, and we haven't been aggressive enough in transition. |
We want him to want the ball. He's going to have to demand it. ... The worst thing he can do is be passive this time of year. |
We were really swarming and helping each other. I liked most of all we had seven turnovers. I thought we looked like a team. |
We weren't the second-best team in the country when we played Duke. We weren't. |
We wouldn't be where we are without him. |
We're a better offensive team than we were the other night. We turned down some open shots, so we need to be aggressive. Being aggressive is taking an open shot. |
We're better than we played tonight. I've said all along, 'We've got to improve. We need to continue to get better.' I think this group has responded all year. I'll be disappointed if we don't try to improve. |