As the conference gets competitive, it becomes physical, and he is our physical presence in there. Really that's what he gives us, and that's pretty easy to see. |
Austin is what I love in a player. He is very determined. He can play both guard spots and does a great job defensively on and off the ball. |
Chip had to take his lumps early on. But he has kept gaining strength and maturity. Now he is able to demonstrate to others how things should be done. |
Derek does many things for us that don't show up in the box scores. I think that he is one of the best defensive players in the league, but doesn't get the recognition there because he doesn't get many steals. |
Every team is a little different, but this year, our perimeter players have handled the ball more in decision-making time. |
From top to bottom, I just don't see how there could be a better league in the nation. |
He came here as a freshman and took his lumps, but the significant thing is that he's hung in there and believed in himself. Now he's reaping the benefits of his hard work early on. |
He was very, very energetic early, almost too energetic. But once he settled into the game he knocked down some huge shots and played solid. We feed off how he plays. |
He's our best low-post player. When you attack the basket, you need someone big and strong and aggressive to do it, and he's the man. |
I think it was a well-deserved honor. He was a two-time player of the week and the only underclassman on the first team. |
I'm not sure what [sweeping Washburn] really means to our guys. But we're really just taking everything one thing at a time, so hopefully that's not something we're putting a whole lot of thought into. |
I've always said second shots beat you, not first shots. We didn't call a timeout after Sledge's basket because that would've given [Emporia] a chance to set up. The main thing I told our guys to attack the basket and we did. |
It seems like something here in Pershing Arena dictates it's going to come down to the last seconds. Maybe it's just a ploy by our players to get the crowd coming back. |
It was a very physical game that got out of control and that hurt our field goal percentage. It's tough to shoot when it's that physical of a game. |
It was lunch-bucket, blue-collar, nothing fancy. They're a good defensive team. I thought we played well defensively, and we were a little more patient and knocked down a few more shots. |