That's all any coach wants — a chance to win the game in the last minute of the game. We had that chance. I have no regrets. None. No regrets. |
That's hard to overcome anywhere, home or away, neutral, wherever. The difference is the free throw line anyway you look at it. |
That's not my decision. I'm always interested in what's best for this program. |
That's the challenge: Keeping them in the lineup, even though you're bringing in bigger players. It's a real challenge and a delicate balance to find. |
That's where we are and what we're going to deal with. We'll do our job. |
The baskets actually look lower than 10 feet. |
The beauty of basketball is that you do have conference tournaments to retain some lost glory. But you're going to know pretty well, going into Wednesday, what you're faced with. |
The best part of their season lies ahead. There may be a more talented team in this league, but I'm not sure. |
The best way to get through it is to lean on each other. We cannot allow sorrow to overcome good things to happen. |
The bigger lesson is you affect the things that are still possible. And you do it in a positive way. |
The biggest job I have as a coach is keeping our players' feet grounded and their minds clear and on Kentucky, because there is a lot going on. |
The biggest job we've got on our hands right now is to deal with this loss in the minds of our players. Physically, they'll be fined, but mentally … we've got a lot of work to do. |
The championship game is not Sunday unless we get to it. Tomorrow is our championship game. It's all or nothing. |
The doctors are on top of it. I fully expect him to be OK and to play. If not, we'll adjust as any good team would. |
The loss is disappointing. Physically and mentally we gave in there at the end. It doesn't mean we didn't try. We made bad decisions at the end and you can't do that against a team like Tennessee. |