(Kendall) is very important to (Pitt). I've always had a lot of respect for him. I got a chance to coach against him two summers ago, while coaching (with) the USA team. Last summer, he just completely dominated over there. I've always thought he was really a good player. He's very skilled. |
[Maurice is] an unbelievable competitor and effective floor leader. Maurice displayed the ability to produce in high school and in his first season at Ball State. |
[The audience reacted in stages, like a rocket.] There was stunned silence, laughter, then unbelievable clapping, ... I'm not even sure people heard the money part. They just heard the name Warriors. |
Absolutely. Absolutely. You always want to build confidence with your team. Any time you can get confidence, you want to build it. I saw a lot of good things. I'm having a hard time finding negatives tonight. |
Again what happened after the foul was the issue. That's not why we lost the game. Second-chance points were the difference in the game. |
As far as the end of the game, we got every look that we wanted. Two weeks ago (Novak) hit a shot with a second to go to win the game. Today he took a shot from a different place, and it just didn't go down. |
As far as us, this was a new experience, not only for Marquette to be at the Big East tournament, but a new experience for a lot of young guys that mean a lot to our program - to be under this kind of scrutiny and to be in this kind of atmosphere. Hopefully, we will learn what it's like again to play in something like this. |
As soon as I knew I had a potential opening and he was available, no insult to anyone else, but he was basically the only one I was thinking about. |
Because he's such a humble young man and a guy that wants to get better by the work he does and the questions he asks, that he's got a tremendous future here and in this game. |
Dan's very instinctive, which leads him to making good decisions. He can get into the lane and make some plays, and the other thing about him is his defense. He can move his feet very well -- that's his soccer background -- and keep the dribble in front of him. As times goes on, he'll be able to guard smaller, quicker guys. |
Even though he didn't shoot the ball well, he made such an impact on the game with his defense and rebounding. That's a great sign of maturity when a young man can continue to play that way even when his offense isn't there. |
Every time you turn around, there's another tradition-rich program waiting to pop you in the mouth. I think that's been an adjustment for all of us, because there are no breathers in the Big East. |
Everyone knows going on the road is going to be a real challenge, but we'll cross that road next week. What I'm focused on is that they learn from each and every experience. |
For our guys to be a part of history like that is really important. It's important to understand history and realize they have the ability to make it. |
For our guys to be a part of history like that was important. |