I tried to explain to them that this could get ugly this year. When they start taking bad about Daddy, just hang in there. |
I wanted to play Felix but didn't have an opportunity. I didn't feel the time was right. |
I was there. I know what it's like to be a part of that. There's a sense of belonging in the Final Four. We're supposed to be there. You take a program like ours and we've been to one Elite Eight. You have to get your players to believe they're capable of doing that. |
I wasn't trying to get a foul. I don't know that I was worried that I did or not. I felt like if I got one, it might not always be a negative thing at that point. I was just a little frustrated at some calls. |
I will be completely miffed if this team hasn't done everything that we've been asked to do. I think Ron (Steele) said it best, 'It's out of our hands. |
I wish we would have played the same schedule and won a few more. I don't want to play a soft schedule and the kids don't, either. I want to play a national schedule that gets them exposure. It's going to make our team better. |
I would not do anything different at the end. I have all the confidence in the world in Ron Steele. |
I wouldn't do anything different at the end of the game. Absolutely. I've got as much confidence in Ron Steele as anybody in the nation. |
I'm not going to talk about it (to the team), and I'm not sure our players will, either. |
I'm proud of our guys. I think our players just decided to rally, play hard and do everything they can to give themselves a chance to win. |
I've been asked that question a lot. But I think things work out the way they're supposed to work out. |
I've tried to explain to (Davidson) the advantages of him as a senior here, which I think would far outweigh any gamble. He's got a chance to be one of the top big men in the nation. |
If, in fact, South Carolina had won, my hope would have been that the last team on the board, regardless of conference, would have been the one eliminated, not a team from our league. I don't know that anybody knows the answer to that question. I don't think it's important at this point in time. |
In the time outs, there was a ton of determination in those guys. That comes from being burned once or twice. |
It is going to be a great challenge. They are going to be hungry. Our guys are going to compete hard, and that is all we can ask from them. Our options are limited, and we know that. We have very little room for error. |