It looked like a kids' soccer game, with (everyone) chasing the ball around for awhile. |
It really becomes a guessing game with what somebody is going to try and do (defensively). And you prepare for both scenarios. Obviously, we need Terence to be playing his best basketball. That's no hidden secret for us to be an effective basketball team. |
It used to be about 50-50. After this year, it should be more like 80-20. |
It was June last year, and we were finishing our conditioning drills. We were running around the top of the building and I told the guys if they take care of their business, when the season ends every seat in this house is going to be filled. |
It was such a weird game. I couldn't catch the momentum it seemed like every time somebody put together a two- or three-point run, somebody else put another one on. |
It was two physically and mentally tough teams. There weren't a lot of easy points out there. We played well defensively, but we couldn't make a shot at the other end. |
It will be a little bit more of a challenge with that size and length around the basket. Hopefully, he can get some angles to score. He's just got to go at him (Hibbert). |
It's a great life lesson for these guys. If you commit to something and stay the course, anything's possible. |
It's another one of those games where we're there, but we just have got to find a way to get over the hump, and win the damn game. |
It's hard, because it's been such a tremendous season. This ride has been one of the most incredible I've been on as a coach. That's a credit to the kids. It's hard to accept it's over, because it's been so much fun. |
It's not a game that makes or breaks our season. Just like any win or any loss, you have to look at it quickly and move on. We have to find a way to get back. |
It's pretty obvious that we just ran out of gas there at the end. We didn't have enough to finish it off. We put ourselves in position to win the game, but they made some plays down the stretch, and we went cold and just couldn't get a shot to go down. |
Jim's way ahead of us. |
Minnesota, I think, plays kind of a unique style. They're going to make you grind it out. They're very physical, they're very tough. |
Once again, we couldn't put the ball in the basket down the stretch. It was a little bit of Iowa's defense and our just not having the ball fall. |