We don't want them to take for granted that there's a lot of support for Bradley basketball. So many people commented on how they stood the entire game. I didn't see that from the Kansas fans. I didn't see that from the Pitt fans. Our fans gave us fire. I want our guys to acknowledge it. I didn't tell them to go into the stands. They took that on their own. |
We don't want this to be a one-and-done type of situation. We want to be in this position every year. |
We don't want this to be a one-and-done. Heck, I want to put pressure on myself to make this a yearly event, and that will trickle down to the expectation of our players having gotten a taste of this. |
We don't want to be a one and done, to take these strides to get back in it then fall back off the map. We want to make it a constant that we're in the hunt every year. |
We don't want to be content. We want this to be an annual event. |
We lost to them in an overtime game, and they handed us our lunch with a loss at home. We definitely owe them one. |
We needed to play our 'A' game tonight, and we didn't play our 'A' game. But that was because of what they did. That's a very good basketball team. |
We needed to play our A-game. And I think we didn't play our A-game. The reason we didn't was because of what they do and how they play. |
We play in a major basketball conference. There are some awfully good players here. Some players who were snubbed a little bit at the higher schools, and they've got a chip on their shoulders. |
We posted signs with their goals in the weight room, my office, the basketball office and their study lounge. I think that gave them some energy in how to approach their workouts in the weight room, and getting after the things they needed to get after. |
We talked about how they were going to. The good thing is, it didn't change what we were trying to do. We withstood their run and made one of our own. |
We usually have a 24-hour rule to celebrate or pout after a game. We moved the clock up a little bit. They were jubilant on the floor, but by the time we got back to the locker room, they were looking at me like what do we need to do next. |
We weren't finishing games. There were stretches where we just shut down during the stretch, especially on the road. |
We'll throw our best punch and see what happens. I don't care what anyone says. Our league is a major basketball conference. It's a battle night in and night out. We play against a lot of different styles. We're prepared to play against a physical team like Pitt. |
We're a team that makes a run at some point in the game. Unfortunately, our run came late when we had dug ourselves such a big hole. |