All those offensive rebounds are nice, but they don't mean much if you can't convert them into points. |
At this point in the season, there are no excuses. I told the team at halftime to focus on the task at hand. I had to tell them not to focus on the student section or the rest of the crowd. |
Give them credit. There's a reason they're [22-8]. We knew they were going to battle until the end. |
I feel like this team is focused. We know what our goals are. The first was to have a winning season, which we have. The second was to qualify for the Big East Tournament, which we did as the sixth seed after being picked to finish 11th. And the next goal is the NCAA Tournament. |
I have such a belief that we can be prominent on the national scene. But we're in a league with programs that have made it. So you have to make a leap. So who are you going to leap over? |
I think we really battled them. We did not lose this game because of a lack of effort and I think that's really important for us. |
I think we should get in with 18 [wins]. |
I thought that first half of basketball, Pitt played really, really well. |
I want the University of Pittsburgh to experience those things that Connecticut has experienced with conference championships and NCAA titles. We will be a winning program. |
I'm a big believer that you reap what you sow. I tell the team that all the time. I don't think luck just happens. I think people create their own good fortune. |
If you look at the shooting, the fact that we got 70 shots was amazing. I think that's a sign that they believed they could make the shot and a good majority of them went in and out. |
It was a war out there. You could tell that people were definitely playing for something. |
It's either my way or the highway. If you don't agree, one of us will have to leave, and I'll tell you what, it isn't going to be me. |
One loss does not diminish what this team has done. My view on making the NCAA Tournament has not changed. We are still above .500 in the conference, and we have 19 wins. I have all the confidence in the selection committee that they know what this team is capable of. |
She shoots 90 percent from the free-throw line so why would I want her to get two more points? We're not going to get nine points in 15 seconds. |