Sooner or later, you have to stand up and get something done. They're always hearing about what their predecessors did, but I told them [before the game], this is your chance to do something your predecessors haven't done. |
Talking about sacrificing in terms of giving up a couple of hours compared to giving up a life, they just don't match. |
That was a big game, including the way we won it. |
That was a bizarre game. I thought Wisconsin played very well in the first half, and we just sort of hung in the game. I thought it hurt them when Tucker went out, and I thought we did some good things, too. |
That was a difficult game to coach and difficult game to play in. |
That was big to have it be seven when we thought we'd be down four. |
That was frustrating, but that's what they do. |
That was our best basketball game in maybe a couple years. This was close to a perfect game. |
That's enough for me to get brain cramps. |
That's what you're supposed to do with good players that have been around for four years. |
The best news for me is we are playing the best defensive basketball we've played. I'm very optimistic because I do like what this team has to offer. ... (But) I think we're a mixed bag of nuts right now, to be honest with you. |
The Big Ten's going to miss Dee Brown. He's good for this league. He doesn't talk it, he walks it. |
The common battle cry is that it all evens out. It will never even out because you never know which years certain teams are good. |
The disappointing thing is that they took it at us early, kicked our butts inside. We've never been handled like that inside . . . They were the tougher team tonight and that made the difference. |
The disappointing thing is they took it at us early and kicked our butts inside. I'm disappointed, saddened. On this night, they brought it and we didn't. |