We played against a very good team on the road, and we were tough enough to pull it out. We didn't quit. We hung in there. Ryan Appleby hit big shots. Jon Brockman hit big shots. Everyone else followed suit. |
We put the heat on 'em and got 'em in foul trouble. |
We shot it better than we have all year. |
We were always hoping Brandon would play with more intensity. The day he became eligible as a freshman he became the best player available. He's a guy who has a lot of pride. He wants to be the best. |
We were left with a very small team without an inside presence, |
We'll be looking at guys all week in practice, seeing who has that spark. |
We'll play the same way, as up-tempo as ever, except that we'll have more inside presence. We will be better defensively, and we should be able to rebound better. |
We'll see how good we are in a few weeks, I guess. |
We're not saying it's David and Goliath, and we don't have a chance in the world. We happen to be playing the most talented team in the country, but we can't take anything away from what we've done. |
We're very concerned about them on the glass. But not only that, they do a very good job of getting the ball inside to those guys. Those guys catch it, they do something with it, they produce down there. |
We've got to turn it around quickly. There's no reason to panic whatsoever, as far as I'm concerned. I'll take a 16-5 record any day with eight games to go. But we've got to make sure from here on that that we turn it around. |
We've had calls from a few players in Florida, ... We tell them there has to be a lot of states to cross before you get to Washington. |
We've seen this before. Freshmen have to learn how to play through a [scouting report]. That said, I don't think he's played poorly, but he hasn't gotten the numbers. |
Well, we cannot go as big as they can. But I don't think it's our speed against their size because they are quick as well. They are not only a tall team, but they are a tall, athletic and quick basketball team. |
What didn't come with it were wins, ... If those teams could have won, we'd have seen this happen earlier. So Coach Bender and his staff got this going a little bit and we were able to come in and capitalize on what was already here and add a little bit to it. The team grew together and we were able to win. And that's when we were able to draw a Jon Brockman and Martell Webster. |