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The last time I checked, we were one of two schools ... that had played against five top 50 teams in the country. The RPI that they're using for the NCAA tournament is largely based on strength of schedule and we were fourth out of 330 teams, so we've absolutely been tested.
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Any time you're the conference champion, you get probably more votes for your players. As it should be.
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They can't wait to play. We're having fun. This is the greatest time of our lives right now.
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They're obviously a great shooting team. Any time you shoot 39 percent on the year from three as a team, that's outstanding.
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The repair to Alfred's left knee is less severe than his right, so the rehabilitation time will be less. This will be a quicker healing process. It's all good news, much better than expected.
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My biggest thing with him is he would never take any time off. He was sneaking in the gym. We got beat by West Virginia and all of a sudden he's back in the gym that night shooting for two hours. It's actually counter-productive when you wear your body out that much. It's like a marathon runner getting ready to run a marathon by running five marathons the day before he's going to run the marathon.
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I'm so happy for our guys. I'm most glad we're Pac-10 champions. We decided it ourselves. We don't have to wait for anybody and get in backdoor. Any time you win a championship it's special.
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Last time I checked, Larry Brown started in college, for example, and he might be one of the top coaches.
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He's the patriarch. He is why this program is where it is. It's one of the elite programs in the country, and has been since he started that job in 1948.
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Their defense was terrific. They did a great job defensively. We got sped up. We got a little hurried. We had opportunities to actually come into the paint and stop, but we were moving too fast.
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Their defense was terrific. They did a great job defensively. We got sped up. We got a little hurried. We had opportunities to actually come into the paint and stop, but we were moving too fast.
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Arizona has played the toughest schedule by far in our conference, playing some of the top teams in the country. (Olson) had done a good job of what works best.
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It was another outstanding job defensively. In the second half, we did a much better job of getting to the line and getting fouled.
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Florida was terrific. Credit Billy Donovan. They were really well coached. They did an excellent job handling our pressure.
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We were the tentative ones in the first half. I think we did a better job of playing way more aggressively at both ends of the floor in the second half.
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I was really hoping we would play really well tonight so he and his family could enjoy that in the hospital room that he was in tonight. You know, in terms of what he means to the program, he's the patriarch. He is why this program is where it is. It's one of the elite programs in the country and has been since he started that job in 1948.
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I thought Jordan did a great job late in the game. My expectation is for Jordan to be aggressive and look to go to the basket, but he made some great plays on the defensive end.
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I thought they were terrific. They did an outstanding job of dealing with our press. We were trying real hard.
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Jordan was masterful down the stretch at handling the ball and really doing a good job for us.
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Jordan went down to visit Florida, and they did a great job on the visit. His host was (current Grizzly player Anthony) Roberson, and he loved him. He had a really good relationship with Roberson. So when he came back, he was really leaning that way.
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This team never, ever gets affected ... they just battle back. We're playing our best basketball of the year by far right now.
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Who we start Thursday (at center) will be based solely on practice the next two days. It'll be based on rebounds, who sets the best screens and blocks.
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Our team is definitely playing its best basketball right now. If you look over the course of the last eight games, we've really been playing great defensive team basketball.
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I thought our intensity defensively for the entire 40 minutes was really, really incredible. That's the best defense we've played all year.
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He's playing the best basketball of his career. Without him, we would not be here.
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People were really running at him and he needs to have more patience. I think he's one of the best shooters, not only in the league but in the country. I think he'll be fine.
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We're playing our best basketball of the season by far right now. We're improving, we're getting better.
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We want to recruit the very best players in the country. That's why we're here right now: We have great players.
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With the last play of regulation, we didn't have any timeouts left and I am trying to be judicious, but also use my timeouts to the best of my ability. After all that and then go into overtime on a great shot by Robertson is just a testament to these kids' character.
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I had no idea that he was that good of a passer. It causes you to pause in what you do (double-teaming). He was just terrific. The best thing about him is that he doesn't even care if he scores. That kid is all about winning.
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I really wanted to do this because I want our players to get the tradition and the history. They hear about it. They see it. They read about it. But the best way to feel it is to know the players and the coach himself.
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I have the best two guards in the country on the same team. I will continue to say that because I believe it, and I don't say things I don't believe.
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I think our intensity tonight, our defensive intensity, was really good. That's the best defensive intensity we've had all year. Our bench was incredible.
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You want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season. But not only are we playing good, we're getting better. This is truly a team.
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The last seven, eight games, Ryan is playing the best basketball of his career.
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Herb is a great coach. He's so smart and intelligent. Our league is a great league. It's getting tougher and tougher. Herb just made it tougher.
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