(Hays) is an All-American and he played like it today. He's a senior and comes from a coaching family ... we trust him and he trusts us. |
(The Rams) made the plays. They made it to the free throw line. |
Before Christmas, offensively we were running our stuff really well. But looking at out defense, we've got to get back to the fundamentals and the basic principles of our defense. |
Coming to a new situation and a new system, it took a while to figure out. We were running a lot more things for him the last month of the season. |
He is a huge presence inside. |
He is a kid that needs to know that you think he is good. |
He knows that if we need him to take shots, he will take them. I think some people go to sleep on him and if they do, he will burn them. |
He was taking charging fouls, he was diving on the floor for loose balls and taking the ball to the basket and hitting open threes. He looked as relaxed and comfortable out there as he could possibly be. |
He'd bowl his way in there, make a spin, a shot and draw the foul. He controlled the game ... in the second half. |
I have a lot of confidence in Dallas. |
I know how disappointed and frustrated they were at the end of that game and I know how motivated they will be. |
I said that if we could keep one of those two to under 20 points, we had a shot. |
It was a game really dominated on both sides by the defenses. Both teams looked like they hadn't played since before Christmas. Defense dominated the game. |
Jeff could have thrown up something. He kept his poise and made the extra pass. That is what this team has done all year. |
Jeff had a sensational game. He just tore them up. |