I think it's more nerve-wracking being on the sidelines than it is being on the court. When you're on the court, you have the confidence that you can win. You know you're in charge of your destiny, you're in charge of what happens out there. When you're on the sidelines, you don't have any control. So it was tough watching. |
I think that will make a big difference for us. We can have a great year if we do that. |
I think the reason why Seton Hall was so good was we made them so good. We beat ourselves. We didn't do anything good. We didn't play good defense. We didn't play good offense. We didn't rebound the ball. We didn't get any transition offense. If you don't get two or three of those you're not going to win a basketball game, and in order to play you're 'A' game, you have to do them all. But, you know, we stunk tonight. We were awful tonight. |
I think we did a good job of going inside and out, and we just made a few more. Once you start making them, it's contagious. When more people are making them, people get in better rhythms. We got transition offense in the second half, which we didn't get in the first half, and I think that got us going for the 3. |
I was tired, I am sure everyone else was, but I felt like we were the better conditioned team and that should have showed at the end of the game. Unfortunately, it didn't. |
I'm actually looking forward to it. We didn't play over there last year, and really, I kind of missed it. |
If anybody thinks that North Carolina State is not successful and thinks North Carolina State is not becoming a better program over the last few years, I'm sorry, but I would have to call them an idiot. |
In this league, everybody knows Tony Bethel is going to hit 3s. |
Instead of winning games by two or three points in double overtime, we can win those games by 10 or 15 points, you know? |
It couldn't have set up any sweeter than that. |
It usually comes down to who plays the hardest. Put scouting aside, and it's very important that we play hard. If you don't show up, you're going to go home. |
It was beautiful to watch. Everybody was playing unselfishly. |
It's a new season starting next week, and everybody's going to be 0-and-0. It's one-and-done, and if we have the right mindset, we're going to advance. |
It's an ugly, embarrassing loss. We missed our shots and they made theirs. |
It's getting better every day. But I'm not going to say it feels good. I felt pain with every step. |