He's phenomenal at the end of the game. |
I can't say I've seen many better performances than what we saw from West Virginia. We have tremendous respect for the way they play. This is a special college basketball team, very special. |
I don't think there's any limits on his game. He's a two-way player and I think he can be an incredible defensive player. |
I had no plans to fill the director of basketball operations position unless it was Todd, |
I like our schedule. There's 17 teams that went to the post-season, and when we looked at it there's a potential 21 that we could face with the teams in Alaska and the Blue and Gold Classic. Then we open against Connecticut and Cincinnati. I'm jacked up, there's no question about it. |
I never get into comparisons. And I don't know his father's game well enough to make a comparison. His bloodlines are obviously very strong. But he's his own man and he's developing his own game. |
I never underestimate our young guys and what their abilities are. |
I think he can poke fun at them and they can poke fun at him. I don't know if it was always like that but he's grown into it; he's learned to trust and respect and they've learned to trust and respect him. |
I think he's got an incredible future in coaching ahead of him. |
I think in the first half maybe the energy and playing through that injury was a little harder. |
I think it's really important for him to do this. As sad as we are to see him go, there's not any no ill-conceived notion that this is the wrong thing. This is exactly the right thing for him. Now he'll be able to work at helping people understand how important this cause is. |
I think rivalries don't just happen anymore. They've got to be created on the floor. I think a couple coaches could get together and manipulate the situation but that would be short-lived. I think what happens on the floor creates the rivalry: a buzzer-beater, a double-overtime game, a couple games down to the wire. |
I think the way he attacked and the way he went to the rim, especially in the second half, he played with just a fierce energy which was really good. |
I think there's always going to be expectations on the Marquette program and the Marquette basketball coach. I never looked at it like (the Final Four) increased them. I just think it helped bring this program back to a place where not a lot of people thought it could be. |
I thought our team learned something over the (Rutgers loss). They have learned to be honest when they don't play up to their standards. |