A little bit of both. The 20-foot shot we got in November maybe will move back to 22 feet as we get into league play. And the drive and elevate over a guy ... now there's going to be a 6-foot-9 (player) challenging you. |
A lot of teams have size, but don't have the capability that Georgetown does. We were struggling. It was a weird feeling. |
All I can say is that Gene and I are on the same page. I love that about him, the communication and the openness. It's amazing how he came to me and we talked and we know exactly where both guys are. |
Amazing. I had no idea about any of this. |
Any time you have national letters of intent come in, you're always nervous that the fax machine may be broken or anything along those lines. This signing today is unique because I think we've got every position filled. There aren't many times in college basketball you have that opportunity. |
As I announced it to the team today, they went through the roof. They've felt the stress I've gone through in this deal. |
As I told our guys, the position they have put themselves in this year has been an old-school way to get there. When we started the season, nobody gave us a chance. But we just kept climbing and climbing. I think that has shown the character of our guys. |
As I told Terence, I don't have an answer for a 12-foot jump hook shot. |
As I told the guys after the game, that one's behind us now. My sentiments coming into the Big Ten tournament were just that I was much more concerned about winning the Big Ten regular-season title. Now we move on, shifting gears. |
As I told the guys, we have more blocked shots on the year than they do. I think the size is something that?s evident, but we?re not going to back down just because they?re 7-2, 6-9, 6-9. |
As long as they will have me back, I will be back. |
As you get into these types of tournaments, it's about surviving and fortunately for us that's exactly what we did today. |
At our first practice meeting I put the teams on our schedule on the board and said, 'Is there a team up there that you don't think we can beat? They said, 'No, we can do it.' They got it done. They went on the road to win and they protected their home court. |
At the 12-minute (media) timeout, we had to really step up and challenge our guys. This was the first time all year I didn't think we had the energy we needed out there. We made some huge shots against the zone and it really opened some things up for us. |
Down the stretch, defensively, we just weren't sharp as we needed to be. Their guys got some easy baskets. They got some tough baskets, too. |