There was jubilation in the locker room last year. This year, we still have six games to play - and a lot of work to do. |
They (Iowa) did a great job. I wouldn't take back some of the looks we had. I thought we executed what we wanted to do. It's just no secret that we didn't shoot the ball, especially on the road against a veteran team like Iowa . |
They all fit in. They're all great kids and they all have great character. |
They forced our hand a little bit by saying, 'We're not going to let the ball go inside. |
They used to drill us. You knew Xavier was a team that could always make a [NCAA] run, always dabbling in the top 25. |
They were good shots. A couple of them were pretty deep. We were struggling down low in the first half, so it opened things up for the rest of the game. |
They were good shots. Even the long ones were good looks and we were able to get them to go in. |
They're a prolific shooting team. It's incredible how well they shoot the basketball. |
This is another lesson for us. We had to pick up our defensive intensity. This is the third straight game in the second half where we had to buckle down and get some stops. |
This was hard for our guys. We obviously need time to rest, and we?re going into finals (exams). Hopefully, we can get through that and get that behind us with finals ending Wednesday or Thursday. |
Those have been very good memories. |
To have this burden lifted off us, the smoke cleared. My wife cried tears of joy today because I have been tough to deal with for a long, long time. |
To show you how good of a player I was, I only had 10 for the game. |
To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. |
To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. It's a great lesson in life for our guys. It shows anything is possible. |