Of course it is a big deal. But they don't need to go in thinking, 'Hey, this is our chance. This is a big, bright stage,' or anything like that. They just need to go in thinking about the same things they've been thinking about for the last couple of months. |
Once we got our lead back up to nine, we could breathe a little easier. Iowa State is one of the most talented teams we've played. |
One day we're good at transition. Another day we're good at making shots, another we're a good shot-blocking team. We've found a way to do something differently almost on a given night. |
One other thing about saying, 'Commit to run' … the guards have got to score more than 10 a game. When you run, you get shots early off the shot clock. We need to get more consistent scoring out of our perimeter. |
One thing they will do will be to provide our league with styles created more off of pressure, both offensively and defensively. That's something we haven't had much of. Facing different styles will help prepare teams for the post-season. |
Our fans were certainly disappointed and all that stuff. But I'm thinking, we have an extra day's rest and it doesn't hurt. |
Our kids didn't get to feel the way Texas felt (in the regular season). It was certainly nice to hold that trophy today. |
Our point guard and two-guard play has been average. That's not throwing anybody under the bus. We've just got to play better. When we do start playing better (at guard) I think our big guys will play better because they'll get more touches in tight at the basket. |
People around here talk about it being one of the better weeks [in the history of the program]. But the week they signed Chamberlain -- that was pretty good, and the week they signed Manning, that was good too, even if they didn't sign anybody else. We're certainly excited about it, but [the new recruits] still have to perform. |
Personally I think it was a heck of a college basketball game. The crowd was great. Both teams competed their tails off. Plays at the end of regulation and overtime ... it was just unfortunate for us they made the last play. |
Some guys play a little better when they are ill. Maybe the game slowed down for him a little bit. He made some plays that sparked us and really changed the game. |
Sweeping Kansas would be a great feather in K-State's cap. And winning over there, with the teams more evenly matched than in many years, would be a feather in our cap. |
Teams learn how to win when they're not playing well and this team did that against Oklahoma. It's a maturation process with this team, but I think the guys really grew up in that game. Teams have to learn how to win ugly sometimes and we certainly did that. I couldn't be more proud of them. |
That kind of got blown out of proportion how that went down. There's no hard feelings about that deal at all, but I think in a way it might have helped us. |
That was a big one there, boys. |