This has probably been the greatest collection of guys I have had in one class in terms of understanding what unselfishness, what team is all about. They get that piece of it. |
This is a one-time thing where he got lost. Let's help him find himself. |
This is a very, very special place. Being part of this institution means something. We have the greatest student body in the United States of America. |
This is going to be another one to two weeks before he's back to probably feeling healthy. I would think that he would be available against South Carolina. How many minutes? What type of role? Will he be able to get back to his shooting form? I'm hopeful, but I'm not counting on that. |
This is going to be the most time that we have had off to get ready for an opponent since December. I am hopeful that during that time that we can continue to improve and turn the focus on ourselves. |
This is not about me. If we are fortunate enough to win tomorrow night, it's over. Tuesday morning, it's gone, on to the next thing. |
This isn't about me, but about all the people that have had an active role. It's about Jeremy Foley [Florida athletic director], the three presidents of Florida [in the past 10 years], and the fans and players who have shared in our fortune. This is my fourth time in the Final Four [two as a head coach, one as a player and one as an assistant], and I've been blessed. |
This team has got balance. There's a lot of components to this team. And you know what, the last couple years our teams have been one-dimensional, and you can't go far being one-dimensional. |
This team is just different. Different kids, different time, different everything. |
This team, starting the season, I felt had all the team makeup. Unselfishness. They wanted to learn, they wanted to work, they wanted to get better. I didn't know if we'd have the experience to win basketball games or enough basketball games because we'd never been there before. |
This time of year, everybody's banged up. I think you could see how hard it is to play back-to-back nights. |
This was a night when Corey Brewer really stepped up for us. He made some big shots and some plays. He was hitting on his 3s and also had the critical rebound in the final minute. I'm happy for him. He really found his game and his rhythm. |
This will be our second time to face South Carolina this season. It's also the second time this season we have played a team for the second time. They played with great emotion the last time we played each other. We got off to a good start early, but they were the better team that night. It was a six-point win for them, but they had us down 15 points at one point. This game will be a challenge for us. They have competitive kids and they totally out performed us. They beat us in every facet of the game. The challenge to our team is to take it one game to the next. Our last time against them is over. Our last home game is over. |
This year people have made a bigger deal of our chemistry or unselfishness because we're a little more balanced. |
Thomas played big for them. His 3-pointer was big. He made plays inside and out for them. |