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Hopefully, we're going to bounce back. We're going to get after it, and we're going to come back hard.
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It's something you don't like feeling, like it's in the pit of your stomach after a loss like this. You just run things through your mind of what you could have done to help you win the game.
Bobby Frasor
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He's been unreal coming off the bench. We don't miss a beat.
Bobby Frasor -
Whatever he does, whether it's playing basketball or lifting weights, he is going to be physical and tough.
Bobby Frasor -
Marcus made some big-time plays driving to the basket, and I think that's what he brings to our offense. He's a great driver. When he comes in and brings that to the game, I think we're really hard to guard.
Bobby Frasor -
He's really annoying defensively. He's a little bug, a little jitterbug. He's got those quick feet, moving around. He gets into you, and he's strong. When he's defending you, you've got to be on top of your game or else he'll rip it or get a stop.
Bobby Frasor -
He's a goofy kid. Everyone sees the big, hard, tough guy, silent, really. He's just a big goofball.
Bobby Frasor -
Now I come down here and I see how much people care and how much our fans are into the ACC Tournament. I can't wait to get there. I just thought it's a tournament before the NCAA. It's a big-time deal.
Bobby Frasor
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I don't think anyone was worried about Thomas when he went into the game. Everyone was confident.
Bobby Frasor -
He kind of does it all for them. I think David Noel matches up well with him. A lot of guys in their league are probably bigger '4' men that can't guard him, but Dave is an incredible athlete.
Bobby Frasor -
The whole arena-type thing, our home court is a big setting, so that really didn't shock us or anything. It's just getting used to the ball. New ball, new place, new exposure.
Bobby Frasor -
That was a huge shot with the clock running down. He really brought us together, and we settled down late in the game.
Bobby Frasor -
In reality, all those guys are gone, so you can't say it's revenge. It's a completely new team.
Bobby Frasor -
Ever since that game, I've tried to play tough defense in practice. Defense wins games.
Bobby Frasor
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I just don't think our intensity was there. We were there, we knew what they were going to do, we were ready to play but I just don't think our heart was in it.
Bobby Frasor -
He was throwing stuff. He was pretty angry at halftime. I've never seen him like that before. And hopefully I won't see him like that again.
Bobby Frasor -
People say that. But I think we go in there, we know that it's supposed to be a hostile environment. We just say, 'Hey, let's go in there and do it. No one really expects us to do it, so let's prove people wrong.' We've done that throughout the year.
Bobby Frasor -
Now we're all coming together. We know where each other is going to be.
Bobby Frasor -
A lot of teams against State worry so much about their backdoor cuts that they sag off. That's when State kills them with the 3. But Coach Williams sticks with his principles -- pressuring the ball, denying the passing lanes -- and that forces them to get out of their offense and get out of their comfort zone.
Bobby Frasor -
I've never seen him like that. He said he doesn't like doing that, but he got the message across that we really needed to pick it up. He was really frustrated. You could tell how angry he was, but it really got us going.
Bobby Frasor
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I was just laughing. I just ran down the court laughing, like thank God that went in. That was big for us.
Bobby Frasor -
That was fun. That place was going crazy. We were on the bad end of it at that point, but still ...
Bobby Frasor -
We're definitely a better team, everybody can see that by the way we're playing.
Bobby Frasor -
Just watching him out there tonight was something special.
Bobby Frasor