With Jon, when he has no regard for any limb on his body, nor yours, and he's just playing, that's when he's at his best. We wanted to make sure he had that mentality. |
You ask me who the most physical team is in the Pac-10, and UCLA has got to be it. They're very physical and they came after us. I give our guys a lot of credit, because our guys came right back at them. It was a street fight for 40. |
You cannot manufacture toughness all of a sudden. If that wasn't in us, we could not have won this game. |
You could see the look [in the eyes of UW players] that there's no way you think you are going to lose that with 2.1 seconds left. You feel the game is over. The unheard-of situation happened. So now you've got to come back from it. It took a lot out of us. |
You hear that and think, 'Oh brother, not another one of those,' ... But he can really shoot. |
You look at a player with this much ability and this is the first year he has averaged more than 13 points per game. And the reason is, because we have a team concept and he was content with being part of a team and helping others. That's how he is. He thinks of others, a lot. |
You see guys who are passionate and want to be great, but they're not very tough mentally or physically, not in tune with what the body can do. That's not the case with Bobby. |
You want to say anytime you lose a game, that is how you are going to lose — you gave it your all. I thought for about 46 minutes, we did. |
You'd always drive by the Sports Arena and see who was doing what. But I think you come to a time to move on, and changes occur. It's no secret now that it's probably outdated. |
You're going to gets calls, you're not going to get calls. That's part of the game. We had our chances. |
You're so anxious, because it's the NCAA. Sometimes the first tournament game is the most difficult game. |
You're talking about people acknowledging you as one of the five best players in the nation, and if you don't know what that means, go back and look at the list. His (selection) is so special because he earned it. |
You've got to learn from your mistakes. |