It's all right right now. We'll see what's going on with it Monday. |
Nobody likes to lose once, twice, three times in a row, especially at home. I think we're on the right track. This was a good effort. |
People have asked me that, and I don't know where this rumor is coming from. I pride myself on not talking about that stuff during the season. I try to be as professional about it. The coaching staff and I know all there is to know about that question. I didn't start those rumors, and that's all they are ? rumors. |
The fact that they're having a little slump is understandable. It doesn't mean that they're going to be easy for us. |
The way they shot the ball was for the books, and we kind of choked on offense. |
There's not much we can do. The effort is there. We are trying. Stuff is not going our way right now. We have to believe that, in the near future, things are going to start clicking because we know we can do it. That's all we can do. There are no need for meetings or deep soul searching. It gets old so fast. This team has the talent, but we can't seem to get it all together for one game. |
There's not much we can say. We believe we got better on this road trip and made progress as a team. He's just an excellent player. He's and an NBA-caliber player. |
They are a good defensive team. It was hard, but you always find cracks in the defense. But with the crowd behind you it's a lot easier. |
They beat us twice and we don't feel like they're a better team than we are. I feel like we have a lot more talent than they do. |
They don't force as many turnovers. We had 11 turnovers. For us, that's great. If it's like that every game, we're good. They play a controlled game, and that suits us a lot better. |
This is a completely new season. You can almost call this a different sport. |
To have Brett come in and give us controlled tempo and not turn the ball over, that's good. A new guy like that to step into the role of point guard, that means a lot. He needs to keep that up the rest of the season. |
To the end of the half we were within one and we're doing well. It's a one-possession game. It was just the little things ? the minor details. That's the story of the season ? little things happening in segments. |
UCLA plays with a winning mentality. They know how to win games. They have that attitude, an arrogance, to come up with wins like this one. |
We are pissed. People are upset and people are mad, which is normal. But we know all we can do is fight through it. I can only promise we won't give up. We'll come out and try every time. That's our job. That's all we can do. |