I really looked up to him. He pretty much overshadowed everything. He really just opened my eyes. It takes a big person to do that. |
I remember the first time he stepped into the gym, a freshman with this far-away look on his face. During practice he stopped and asked me questions like, 'What am I supposed to do on that play?' and 'Where am I supposed to go now?' At that point I knew he wanted to make himself a better player. I saw it from Day 1. |
I think he's the leading scorer in the conference. It would definitely be a good challenge for me. I'm always looking to take on challenges and he's a great player. |
I think we understood the importance of the game. I think we understood that every night we come out to play, we come out to win. We knew that wasn't one of our better halves, so we took that as motivation. |
I think we're an extremely hungry team, knowing we just lost and knowing that nothing is going to be given to us. We have to go out there and take everything and earn it all. |
I think what happened opened his eyes. Something you love can be taken at any time. He's borne that out through the season. He came out motivated. |
I'll be back. No questions asked. |
I'll give him credit. He knocked down a big-time shot. |
I'm a confident player. Coming into every game, I'm thinking it will be my night. |
I'm the kind of player, if I'm 1 for 55, I always think 56 is going in. I never lose my confidence. |
If we don't get it right now, we'll be at home watching on TV. Nobody wants to do that. |
It feels good to hold that trophy. |
It felt like we were able to rewind some things and get back to the basketball we're accustomed to playing. |
It was a real roller coaster, and I wouldn't have predicted how we got here at the beginning of the year with those back-to-back losses [to Duke and Tennessee], but we've been a confident group. |
It was scary at the moment, but our guys understand that we are capable of anything with any of our players on the court. It gave other guys a chance to step up into big roles. It was an opportunity for other guys to get good experience. |