[It feels better because Saint Joseph's won on the road, won for the 13th time in 15 conference games and defended its league title.] That's a very, very impressive win by a group of guys, ... To get back to this level in confidence and this level of determination . . . |
Any time you play Temple there's two numbers you have to look at right away. Turnovers and offensive rebounds. That was the whole game. I just told my team that the defensive effort was great. |
Any time you play Temple, there are two numbers you have to look at right way. You look at your turnovers, 19, and their offensive rebounds, 13. To me, that was the whole game. |
Being a greater nuisance on defense doesn't always mean stealing the ball. At times he got anxious and wanted to steal the ball when he was already in the player's head. He can win a lot of psychological battles without stealing the ball. |
Biting the inside of my cheek. It's real raw. . . . But it feels better. |
By the end of the season, it was like literally being in a bubble. We were floating through the experience. |
Can you imagine? One-for-21 in your own building. That's what keeps you up at night with this team. |
Charlotte is lurking, Temple is lurking. One of the teams that is going to make it has to win road games. Somebody's going to have to get some league wins and get on a run into the (conference) tournament. |
Every game, ... they've got six, seven, eight, nine dunks. |
flying up and down the court. |
For like a three-year period, we saw each other maybe 350 days out of 365. We were both newly married and no children, and we were just trying to chase basketball. |
He is the best player in college basketball, because he's the best leader in college basketball. |
I did notice that he had the three turnovers in three possessions. We did want to turn the pressure up a little bit. Not necessarily because it was his second start, but because he's a freshman. Unless you're extraordinary, freshmen really can't stand down. |
I enjoy going to Dayton, because the crowd support is great. They actually cheer for their team, and there's none of the goofiness that you find at some places around the country. |
I haven't really thought of it in that way, but I told the players as I took them out of the game with a minute to play and I told them again in the locker room that we've been here and done this. We've played for the championship. I think it's time to break through and win a championship. That's what we'll be intent on the next 24 hours. |