Colorado has a better team than it's had in years, and I think they are drawing better than they were earlier. |
Down the stretch I just thought we executed and got stops defensively and of course rebounded the ball a lot better than we did the first time we played them. |
Everybody's shooting two or three or four a game. I think with teams like that, it's why you don't shoot as good a percentage. But 8-for-17 is miserable. It's already cost us a couple of games. |
Fans are fans. I've said this many times: If I didn't expect there to be fallout when you don't perform well, then I shouldn't have taken the job. |
For us to have the worst league start since (1983) and then go 13-3 is probably more gratifying than if we had started out 10-0. |
From a coach's perspective, if I watched Jim Wooldridge's team or Rick Barnes' team, it makes a difference. Your job is based on how you do with the potential that you have. That's why I think Jim is a great coach. I think Kansas State is one of the best four teams in our league in the last half of the Big 12 season. |
From my standpoint, this was sweeter than any of the other ones that I have had, because we started 1-2. |
Gardner was fabulous. It's about as good a performance as I've seen. |
Halfway through the second half, (the Raiders) were physically tired because we were able to throw a lot of bodies at them. We benefited from a travel day for them and them playing 45 minutes against Oklahoma State (on Saturday). |
He called. I called him right back. We spoke for 30 minutes. I think it was a matter-of-fact, cordial conversation. |
He deserves it. If you're going to tie for the championship, I think you have to have one guy up there. Brandon certainly played at a level deserving of that. |
He deserves it. If you're going to tie for the championship, you at least would have to get one guy up there, you would think. |
He got a good one. If he was a boxer, they would have called the fight. I don't know how many (stitches) he will need, but he's going to need several. |
He had a good attitude when he wasn't playing and he came in and made shots. But he does more than just make shots. He is concerned with being well-rounded and he is doing better defensively. He is stepping up and making shots because he is feeling good about how he is playing. |
He influenced me in all areas. Game management and preparation ... we still do drills identical to what we did at Oklahoma State. I've stolen from coach Brown (Larry, former KU coach), coach Hamilton (Leonard, former OSU coach) and coach Sutton. He's impacted me a lot. He stood for class. He's been a positive influence for me. |