[That's not true, actually. St. Joseph's may not have been the better team Saturday night, but it is certainly a better team than Old Dominion is. That, however, isn't always enough. Therein lies the peril of hunting season, because if a team posts a significant win or two, a bullseye is sure to follow. Lutz can no doubt see that trouble lurking ahead, beginning Wednesday night when Charlotte plays at Alabama.] I guarantee you, ... that Alabama's players are looking at us a little differently than they were in the beginning of the year. |
All year I felt like we played non-conference games in our league. Most every game we played was against a new opponent. It's different when you've played people and seen them face to face. |
Any time you have a player who has his talent and skills and is hungry to get better, you're excited. I'm really excited about the things he can do. |
Defensively we made some nice plays, but at crunch time they stepped up. |
For George Washington to fall to a No. 8, I don't think that's right. |
Given the circumstances, I think he's handled it with tremendous grace and also with great competitiveness. They obviously don't have the depth, but they have talent. Their five, six guys that play a lot are good players. |
He doesn't need to have five or six moves, and we don't want to take his power game away from him. He will dunk on people, but when people push off the block or play behind him, we want to give him a move over each shoulder and have him score over people. |
He is one of the great coaches, ... His record speaks for itself. When he took over Cincinnati, it was not at its highest point. He turned it into a nationally recognized, respected program. |
He's a big-body guy. He takes up a lot of space, and he's very active. When he touches the ball, he's able to corral it. There's no doubt he contributed in that game. That's the kind of player it takes to win the tournament. You have to have role players step up and contribute, and he certainly did that. |
I saw the guys get tangled up and Lee was trying to get free. I didn't see it all. The referee said Lee threw an elbow. You need to ask them. Technically they can't use (the replay) to call a foul. They said they already had the foul on the floor, but I never saw it signaled until after they went to the monitor. |
I saw the guys get tangled up and Lee was trying to get free. I didn't see it all. The referee said Lee threw an elbow. You need to ask them. Technically they can't use [the replay] to call a foul. They said they already had the foul on the floor, but I never saw it signaled until after they went to the monitor. |
I started screaming at him to shoot it every time he touched it. |
I think we've just worn him out because we rode him so hard. It's limited his mobility. He gets worn out in the games, but we have to have him in the game. |
I thought they'd be an 11 or 12, based on prior history. |
I'm excited about the opportunity. Obviously (former coach Bob Huggins) isn't there and I'll miss that, but (coach Andy Kennedy) is there and is doing a good job. The atmosphere will be terrific. They don't like us and we tend to thrive on that. It should be fun. |