He's better in every area. Carl's comfortable in his position and understanding of our system. That's a big step. It's one thing to know it, but it's another thing to pass it on to others. |
He's definitely gotten better. I don't think anyone predicted he would be all-conference. He's improved, worked hard. He'll work. That's the biggest thing and that's going to carry him a long way. I'm proud of him. And I'm proud of Carl and Sam for the honors they received. |
He's grown an inch, and he's gradually put on weight. Strength is a big thing. |
He's just doing such a good job of keeping the ball up high. You talk about it a lot, but to consistently do it is something else. |
He's not forcing shots, he's recognizing what's out there. His defense was really good. They were trying to make the other guys beat them, and he understood that. |
His defense was very good. He did not hurt us defensively. If he does that stuff, the points will come. We have to get him running more and to the boards. |
I assume they respect us and I know we respect them. Ever since I've been here it's been a good program. We haven't gained any more respect for them because of rankings. We have a lot of respect for their program. |
I didn't recognize our team on how we played early. Our patience wasn't there. Clearly, it wasn't our day. |
I didn't say anything bad, I know that. Sometimes that happens. |
I didn't think our defense was good early on, but they had something to do with that. We played well in the second half. |
I don't know if it means too much more to us. I know it looks good in the papers and to talk about, but it's two good teams. We have a lot of respect for their program. |
I don't think he's going to be able to play. We'll see, but he couldn't even get out of the bed. He's a big part of us. We need him, he's our best defender. |
I don't think we've ever had a conference this deep. You look at our situation. We're a team that is 15th in RPI and the sixth seed. You're going to have some teams that in a normal situation would be getting a bye but in this conference they are going to be playing Wednesday night. |
I guess the numbers say it right there. These two guys made shots all night. |
I had a lot of confidence in some of the guys that hadn't played a lot before this year. Their numbers didn't stick out from the previous year. |