The last few games I thought we've been playing better basketball. I didn't want our players to be down or lose sight of how far we've come just because they lost the other night. |
The last time we played at home we got beat by a really good team. I thought tonight our guys were really looking forward to the challenge and knew we had an opportunity to be successful. |
The league is going to be better next year. Everyone but us, the U-Dub and Oregon State is returning three or four starters. UCLA is going to be a monster. The Huskies, with Spencer Hawes, are going to be pretty good, too. |
The only thing I talk to my guys about is the Cal Bears. It's important for us to play well against Cal. |
The reason why he's playing well is the ball is going down for him. We're doing a better job of getting the ball to him in situations where he can score. |
The thing that impresses me the most about Leon is his tenacity and his toughness to the ball. When a shot goes up, whether it's offense or defense, he's going to be around it, he's going to rebound it. |
There's a reason he's been all-Pac-10 twice. |
There's nobody in the country, from the free-throw line, not in college and probably not the pros, as good as Chris Hernandez. |
They are pretty good. If they continue to play like that they have a chance to go deep into the (NCAA) tournament. |
They certainly have individuals on that team that are capable. They are plenty talented enough. And they didn't have Chris Rogers the first time around when they beat us in Tucson. |
They have every reason to be upset about not being selected for an at-large bid. The thing that sticks out the most is how physical and aggressive they are. |
They like to crawl up into guys and put a lot of pressure on them. They get a lot of offense from their defense and have done it all year. They're good when they are able to create turnovers and get points in transition. They were able to do that. |
They're a good basketball team. They have a very hostile home environment. They are very balanced. They have seven or eight guys who can score for them. They are probably a little bitter since they didn't get an at-large bid to the Tournament. |
They're very defensive minded. They're going to be well prepared and very physical. |
They've got to be one of the best 7-5 teams in the country. They cause us more problems offensively than any team we've faced. |