Tournament Quotes
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They'll be absolutely ready to go. We won't fool anybody. Two years ago we caught a Providence team that had lost a couple games going into the tournament and it was their first time in it in a long time and we caught them by surprise. Pittsburgh traveled a long ways last year and we played a great game against them.
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We are excited to be playing in the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational again, ... We have a very inexperienced team this season, and by playing in the tournament, it gives us three extra games, which will be invaluable during the stretch run.
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I want to establish quality on both ends of the floor. It's very important going into the conference tournament that we're not just good on offense, but also good on defense. We have to have a better defensive conversion from offense to defense, we need to take care of the ball. I need to see a complete performance.
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But we are nonetheless amazed and very pleased that our tournament has been so well received.
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I've talked to members of the selection committee, and to at least be considered for the NCAA Tournament, you have to win some road games. They also put quite a bit of emphasis on what a team does in the last 10 games of the season.
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We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, and this year we are going for blood.
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During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode.
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There's no sense in going to a tournament if you don't believe that you can win it. And that is the belief I have always had. And that is not going to change.
