In scouting George Mason, they had been shooting 33 percent on their 3-pointers all year and as much as 42 percent. We knew we had to control their perimeter shooting. I thought we did a great job of shutting them down and keeping them off-balance. |
In the first half, offensively, we were just OK. We won because we played well defensively and we rebounded pretty well. |
In the NCAA tournament, there are two things people love to see -- a Cinderella story and a team that is so powerful and explosive they look invincible. |
In the SEC Tournament if you can get a bye, that's always a great thing. It's certainly very hard playing four consecutive games in a row to win an SEC championship. |
In the second half, it's a little bit different because your point guard is coming at you. But there is no question that it's a different environment. It's a different place to play in. |
It has to start somewhere. That's what we are trying to build at Florida. It's never been done, never been sustained. |
It hasn't been just this game. It's been all year long. These guys stay focused. It's been a unique and special group. |
It hasn't come up in any conversations we've had. |
It is a one-shot game, one-shot deal. Sometimes the ?best' teams don't always advance on in the NCAA tournament. That's why there are so many ups and downs, and that's why there are upsets, because there is one game. One game, you don't play well that particular night, you are going to go home. |
It is an emotional, draining year. And that's always a concern for you as a coach, especially when you are dealing with guys who go through it for the first time. |
It is great for our basketball team to go through this. They need this. I really think it was our inexperience as a basketball team in relation to [Tennessee's] experience. |
It is so hard when you have departures all the time to stay at the highest level. It's almost like coaching junior college now, and people want to level to stay up high. |
It is wide open. There's not a lot of difference between [Nos.] 1, 2, 3 in our league in relationship to teams that have finished fifth or sixth in the East or West; there's just not. |
It just goes to show you how good our league is and how balanced it is. |
It just goes to show you how many good coaches there are out there, how many good players there are out there. On any given night anybody can beat anybody. George Mason certainly has proven that in this NCAA Tournament over the last two weeks. |