We're the underdogs here, no question. So it's the kind of game that can really get you going for the rest of the year if you pull it off. |
We've got a lot of new systems going. |
We've lost our transition game, we've got to get that back and the fast break. We're working on trying to get out and get down the floor a little bit better and work on our break. We have to find our spots and push it. |
What he's done, accepting his role that way, has been a big part of this team. |
When Julian gets on a roll like that, it can be very intimidating. |
When that fatigue hits, you have a tendency to cling to your man instead of helping and playing team defense. |
When you only lead on the last shot, it's relief. |
When you talk about good attitude and working hard, start with him. |
Wins are always OK, no matter what they look like. I realized that when I woke up (yesterday) and saw that Nevada struggled the same way we did against a team from that same conference. |
With Ahmet and Stephen in there, that's two big bodies. But we don't want to run into the problem we had this year, so we still need depth. |
With the leadership and the confidence he has in his teammates and the unselfishness that he has as that point guard now, he's able to orchestrate. He knows who's hot and where they want to get it. He knows the offense well enough now to know what to call and it's like an extension of the bench. |
You can see how much the energy level rises when you get a win like that. It's amazing how that works. |
You could see your breath. |
You don't want to get behind because they will continue to score. |
You had two freshmen (Hiram Thompson and Dominic Waters) in there together and we weren't able to rest some of the other guys and I think it caught up to us in the second half. I think we lost a little bit of control of the game right there at the end (of the first half). |