If he's not putting the ball in, it's a little difficult for us. At the same time, that shouldn't be the case. We've got a lot of talent on this team, and we've got to put the ball in the hole. |
It doesn't really matter to me who I'm coming in for. You've just got to come in ready to play, and I finally answered that call late in the game. |
It was just as electric as I expected. We just used it to feed us. We've been great using the crowd to feed us, and it fed us the whole game. |
It was just coming out and totally outplaying a team. We got outplayed in California and that's unacceptable, so we had to come back and play this hard tonight. |
It was just staying behind him, not letting him make contact with you. Once he's feeling you for contact, that's when he gets his spacing. |
It was tough to play defense for that long and have them down by that much, and for him to make that crazy shot like that, that just really got them going. From then on, they started coming back into the game. You could see everybody's head drop on the bench when the shot went it. It just started the story of the game. |
It's crazy. It's all over. We played so well all year, and for it to be gone in 40 minutes like that until next October, it's shocking. |
It's dangerous to give a team like that momentum. |
It's hard to believe it's over. We played so well all year. For 40 minutes, to be gone like that is shocking. |
It's just two great basketball teams clashing like that. That's why the rivalry is such a big deal. |
Just staying behind him, not letting him make contact with you. Once he's feeling you for contact, that's when he can get his spacing. You just try to stay behind him. You try to stay close enough so you don't lose him, but not too close where he can get his hands on you. |
Never. We never even thought of it. |
Not many kids would have wanted to be in there. |
Not many kids would have wanted to have been in there. But he's just getting through to us that we've got to play a lot harder than we did. |
Taking each possession more importantly is definitely something we've gotten a lot better at. |