(Curtis' absence) had a lot to do with it. A lot of times we get it inside. And then there's his presence, whether we throw it to him or not, the defense has to be concerned about him. |
(Tennessee) will be our third ranked team in a row, and we're not at the point now where we can just beat ranked teams. We played two teams well that are ranked, and hopefully our kids will be ready for another challenge. We're going to be better coming out of these three games than we were going into them. |
A lot of things happen from your point guard. If he looks like he's in control, your whole team is more confident. |
After he got in there, he was comfortable. He wasn't afraid. He loves big games and all that kind of stuff. |
After that game, I just wanted to wake up and see that everything is OK. We have to get back to work. |
All of my energy, and all of my focus, has to be on our players. I got into this business for students, for their welfare and their well-being. As long as I am coaching, that is how it's going to be. I'll deal with my emotions later. |
Arkansas played well on defense. It wasn't one person who stopped us. Their zone was very effective. |
At the end we were playing like a team that hadn't won in a while. We did everything we could to give it away. |
Being without Dwayne, we didn't play as well as we would have liked. |
Bruce Pearl has done a great job of getting those guys to buy into what he is doing. If we had responded with some intensity and aggressiveness early on, it would have been a much better basketball game. After we got into the flow of understanding how hard they play, we were just too far down. |
Clarence Sanders really was impressive. I think he was looking forward to the challenge of playing a Top 25 team. |
Darrel's been scoring in this league ever since he's been in this league. He's a quiet guy that many people don't think about, but he's making buckets, shooting 3s and hurting defenses for a long time. |
Dwayne has become our go-to guy. |
Dwayne was close to his brother, but he's handled himself. He has stayed strong. I admire the guy because there's no way I could've gone through what he's gone through. |
For 18, 19 minutes it was a really good basketball game (but) their team making 3s separated us. |