If we navigate the schedule successfully, it will enable us to remain one of the elite teams in the nation. |
In a guy like Galloway, it gives you a good senior point guard to have his hands on the ball at the end of the game. |
In all candor, they missed some open shots as well. |
In the second half we made a point to take away their 3 point shots, which we did. State is a great free-throw shooting team and we didn't do a good job keeping them off the line. |
In this league, like the Big Ten, weaknesses are exposed. We lost a lot of close games because we had no margin for error. |
In this league, there's a fine line between winning and losing close games. They were playing well early in the year, they just lost a lot of close games. Down the stretch they won those games. |
Is it a heightened sense of importance because we're 1-4 as opposed to 4-1? I suppose so. But having said that, we prepare hard for every single game. Certainly we'll prepare very, very hard for this one. |
It affects our depth. If the other guys stay healthy, we'll be OK. We're confident in what we see from our freshmen. |
It begins at the beginning. Offensively and defensively, it starts with the point guard. |
It hasn't been all about the two guys on my left. There's been a number of kids contributing ... these are kids we've had to encourage to shoot. |
It is totally different. But once we went to 12 teams, that's just the way it was going to be. It's just a reality. But I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility that some team can win four games in four days and win the whole thing. |
It shows we can beat a quality team. Our ability to play well against N.C. State, hopefully, will give us some confidence going into the Florida State game. |
It was a combination of our mistakes and their defense. We couldn't throw the ball inside. We threw it to them or out of bounds repeatedly and it really hurt us. |
It's going to take a while for us to function like we want to function because so many guys are in new roles. |
It's not like those other guys are plumbers -- not that I've got anything against plumbers. They were some of the most coveted high school players in the country. Those other guys are really good, too. |