I can certainly make a case for another league team or two being here because I've played those teams. |
I don't think there is a clear-cut favorite. The strength of our league is parity. There is any one of seven or eight teams that could win this tournament, get hot and win three or four in a row. It's going to come down to making plays at the end of the game and executing in the crunch. |
I don't think they were in awe at all. |
I saw some plays that could have been made with a little more urgency. |
I told the team after the game not to hang their heads because that was an awfully good basketball team we played. We needed to play our 'A' game. The reason we didn't was because of what they do and how they play. |
I tried not to get too caught up in thinking too far ahead and the consequences of coming in here and doing what I thought we could do. |
I was proud of the way our guys fought out there and came back. They did an excellent job of putting themselves in position to win. But, they made the last big play. It was a big shot. |
I was scared to death. I didn't know if they realized what we were facing, all the different things they're experiencing. I was nervous about it. I wasn't sure they were comprehending the magnitude of our opportunity. But they seem to be able to enjoy it and step back focus on it at the same time. |
I'm a big Bill Self fan and I enjoy watching his teams play. I've probably seen too much of them. |
I'm a cheesecake connoisseur, and it was awfully good. |
I'm awfully proud to coach these guys. They dropped a lot of hours and a lot of sweat, and they deserve this moment. |
I'm excited for Patrick. This is a great opportunity for him to explore this opportunity. It's good for him to do this. It's the smart thing to do. |
I'm just ecstatic and happy for this group. To a guy, they laid it on the line for 40 minutes and I'm just proud of them. |
I'm probably not well-versed enough on the process other than to think that the way this team has been playing the last three or four weeks, I find it hard to believe that we're not one of the top 34 teams around the country. It's just going to make for a long week, I can tell you that. |
I've had a taste of his cheesecake. I'm a cheesecake connoisseur and it was awfully good. How serious is he? He's serious enough to be studying it every day in his classes and have an internship last summer. It's something he's always desired to do. |