If we didn't win, I think our chances in the tourney would be slim. It was a must-win, and that's basically what we put on our foreheads and on our hearts. |
If we have to win games late, well, we try to get them out of the way early. We try to build a lead early and execute offense late in the game. But if we have to win games like this, I think we can step up to the challenge and win them. |
In the NCAA Tournament, no team is going to go away easy. Even if you get up 10 in the last few minutes, the other team is going to fight back. Everyone wants to get to the next round. I didn't think it was going to be easy, even when we got up seven points with five or six minutes left. We just needed to stick with our offense and play solid defense. |
In this kind of game, Jeff always comes through. He's a man-child out there. He was clearing the glass, moving his way through the paint, getting buckets. That's normal. That's what I see all of the time. |
It came down to me wanting to go into the league and be effective and walk in with a kind of confidence and swagger that I am ready to play at a high level. |
It opened the door for us. I looked at it as we could just step in and be No. 1 if Florida dropped. Coach [Jim Calhoun] came in after the game and said Florida lost, we're No. 1, it doesn't matter now we've got to be No. 1 in April. |
It saddens me to be honest with you. He's a great player. He's a big asset to our team, so it's obviously a big loss for us. |
It seems like he doesn't make mistakes on offense. He changes speeds real well. Quinn has, like, two or three speeds he can go in. He's tough to guard because he can go around you, too. |
It should be a track meet. |
It surprised me a little bit knowing them. I think they were ranked pretty high coming into the preseason. You always know they're going to be a tough team during the Pac-10. |
It was a real juggle back and forth. At a certain point, I didn't feel like (staying) was best for me. Growing up, since you're six years old, this is your dream and it's hard to say no. |
It was a rough year. There were a lot of ups and downs. But I felt we dealt with it pretty well. There's a lot of maturity on this team. |
It was foolish. It was selfish. I'd like to apologize to the four women involved. I'd like to apologize to the students on campus. I'd like to apologize to my coaches, my teammates, my family and the state of Connecticut. |
It was good to have him back. I'm happy for him. That's a good player, man. You can bring good players around here all the time. That's my mentality. That's a defensive specialist. I have never seen anybody move feet like that. |
It was our game to lose and we ended up on the bad side of it. |