He's probably the best athlete we've played on the perimeter. I was really concerned just to stay in front of him, to play him as a driver first, and that's what I did. |
He's really annoying defensively. He's a little bug, a little jitterbug. He's got those quick feet, moving around. He gets into you, and he's strong. When he's defending you, you've got to be on top of your game or else he'll rip it or get a stop. |
Hit one or two of those shots and it's a whole different ball game. I think they were there. We've just got to make them. |
Hopefully, we're going to bounce back. We're going to get after it, and we're going to come back hard. |
I can't wait to get out there. Every game could be an instant classic. |
I can't wait. People have been asking me in class, and teachers have been talking to me: 'Are you nervous?' I'm excited. I can't wait. I think Saturday is going to be the longest day of my life. |
I don't know if it has all come together, but we're definitely headed in the right direction. We're going uphill at the right time. |
I don't see it. I mean, from all of our conversations and everything we talk about, I never even mention it. When someone brings it up when we're walking down the street, it's an awkward situation when they bring it up like that, but I don't see that happening. |
I don't think anyone was worried about (Thomas) when he went into the game. Everyone was confident. |
I got lucky; I got lucky a couple of times tonight. It was just a bad pass. I threw it too far, but thank God it went in. I agree with Coach: everyone needs luck sometimes to get wins. |
I just don't think our intensity was there. We were there, we knew what they were going to do, we were ready to play but I just don't think our heart was in it. |
I think every guy contributed in some way. It shows our toughness, our will to play no matter what happens early on. |
I was just laughing. I just ran down the court laughing, like thank God that went in. That was big for us. |
I was kind of worried about it a little. But once I got here, and coach (Williams) gave his talk before the game, I looked around the room and saw that everybody was focused and ready to play. |
I was really concerned. He's so good on the perimeter, and I played him as a driver, remain in front on him. |