When you play Northwestern, a key is that it's so good at controlling tempo. When they get a lead, they go from good to great. They were in control of the tempo for the majority of the game, and we had to play from behind. |
Winning streaks are impressive because it's a model of consistency. Streaks mean you haven't let your guard down and you've taken care of business when everyone knows what a difficult task that is. |
You can't go on the road against a quality team like this and shoot 54 percent from the line and survive. And that ultimately tolled out. |
You don't win games with being just good basketball players. You need toughness. You need heart. You need some feel for the game that isn't in the box score. |
You have to believe in your bosses, especially in this day and age where there is so much out there that can be posted without checks and balances. |
You want every senior go out like the seniors did last year having the best year of their career. But that's not reality. It's not going to work that way for everybody. But I think Moe's attitude has been fantastic. |
You're waiting for something good to happen to get going, but it's a catch-22. You've got to do something to get yourself going. |
Your theory is true, to a degree. The great teams are the ones that keep improving when they're having success. It's easier to handle failure than success. |
Zach's very limited as a basketball player. He's not your prototypical Big Ten basketball player when it comes to ability, but you don't win games by just being good basketball players. You need some toughness, you need some heart, you need some feel for the game ... and he gives you those things. |