(I'm) very stunned, I guess. They came out and executed in the second half and got us to turn the ball over and went on a great run. They're a great team, so I wouldn't call it stunned. They just made the plays when we didn't. |
Actually, we really got lucky a lot. They missed a lot of close shots. We were able to contest some, but we were giving them way too many easy baskets. |
At the beginning of the game, it was just me on him. At times, we would double, and our rotation wasn't the best it should be. Their guards were getting open shots and knocking them down. That hurt us just by his presence in there. |
Aw, man. It could be a long night. |
Big players show up in big times games. That's the type of player he's been all year. |
Byron did a great job of running the floor, finishing and making some free throws. His lift off the bench gave us that extra spark that we needed. |
For the most part we had good penetration. They were switching a lot but we were slipping away on screens. That definitely helped us a lot as far as getting close to the basket and getting some easy buckets. And when our guys were open for 3s, we were able to knock them down. |
For the most part, I think my confidence is a lot higher. This year, Coach needs me to score more. Last year, he needed me to be a defensive stopper and rebound, and that was something I was proud of. I guess you can say I'm an all-around player. |
He is able to break down defenses and handles the ball very well. |
He started talking to his arms and to the weights. He was just crazy. |
He was kind of down on himself [at halftime]. He had his head down. |
He's the best player in the ACC right now. He wins it hands down. Anyone who gets 40 points in the Dean Smith Center gets it. |
I can't say that it's going to be a repeat of last year or anything like that, but we definitely have the capabilities of going back to the national championship game and even winning it. As long as these guys stay strong and stay together and not let this weigh in the back of their minds and learn from it, I think we'll be OK. |
I can't. Like, that's how bad it was. I really can't even paraphrase it without cussing. He said something about, 'Something, something, beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep, you beep.' Seriously, that's exactly what he said to me. I promise you. |
I don't know. For the most part, we've just got to continue doing what we do and doing what we've been doing for the last part of this season. We've got to continue to grow as a team and as individuals to make everything continue to work the way it's been working. |