Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're going to solidify a lineup. There was a lot of things that went on last weekend. We just wanted to see what guys were made of. We realized that some of the freshmen weren't quite ready yet, and I think in the same aspect, we have some older guys that maybe started wondering where they stand with the team.

John Calipari

We've got a young team, freshmen and sophomores and Rodney. But we've got a competitive group.

We like being on top and we like people hunting for us, because that means we're doing things well. I'm not going to take anything away from our season. We're 24-6 and my second year -- with those freshmen that did well last year -- we had seven losses. So we're happy with where we are. North Idaho, looking back now, one of those wins would have won it for us outright.

All of our freshmen have been so great for us this year. They're all playing like veterans out there for us this year, and that's what we need.

A lot of the freshmen stepped up and I was really glad to see that. We kept pressing the issue and it's the second time this season we've scored on a set piece, which is something we work hard on.

A lot of those guys did play towards the end of the season but freshmen make freshmen mistakes.

They do a great job on the outlet. Those freshmen are really the key to what they do. Nearly half of their points occurred off transition.

Kyle Lowry

They understand how you have to play and how things work and who to listen to. We've all been through it. The seniors have been through it more than anyone. They've struggled and they've been a great team so they know what it takes to be successful and the freshmen realize that.

There is no way we win this match (earlier in the season). We're playing with three freshmen which is rare for (college tennis), and it's taken them a while to gel as a team.

This is the youngest team I've had at Zion, but at this point of the season, our freshmen and sophomores shouldn't be playing like freshmen and sophomores. We can't use that as an excuse.

They're playing so well that we don't think of them as freshmen or sophomores. They're not scared at all. Maybe it's from playing in big games, but they come into big games and shoot the ball.

Rodney Carney

They're not freshmen out there. They've really played wonderful. I take my hat off to them.

It was really hard. I didn't even know the freshmen until December, because I never trained with them. ... My only other option was to do (student teaching) in the spring. There was no way I could do it during the season.

Roy Williams

It was really frustrating because I think the freshmen particularly could have gained so, so much. For example, I think Tyler and Michael did. But the rest of them didn't gain nearly as much as they could have because of the health situation.

Our slower quarters had to do with ... trying to move in freshmen and less-experienced players.

The thing with these guys is that they've all been there before. They were all freshmen and sophomores when we were down at state two years ago. That's what's been the most important thing for them. They all know what needs to be done to get to that point.

The thing with these guys is that theyve all been there before, ... They were all freshmen and sophomores when we were down at state two years ago. Thats whats been the most important thing for them. They all know what needs to be done to get to that point.

Bill Self

This is a situation that we've never been in before, starting freshmen and sophomores, and we're going to learn from it. We'll get better.

This is our third year, and the future looks bright. We have a talented group of freshmen this year and some of them will make an impact at the varsity level this year.

This was a solid start for us. Our veterans played well and the freshmen did a great job in their first competition. They had high intensity and they did a great job of putting opponents away when they had the chance.

Lisa Randall

Harvard freshmen are smart, interested, and excited, and it's fun hearing their different perspectives and stuff that they will share.

There are players who are freshmen that could play vital roles in our team this year. We could potentially have three starting for us.

We have six freshmen on the team and they are really talented, and I knew we were going to be good, but you never know how we will do until we get out there. But potentially, the sky is the limit for this team.

Travis Buck

We met with the new guys on the team and made them realize you don't have to be as talented to go far. It's hard to live up to expectations. I told the freshmen not to listen and to just go out and play.

We have played only one home game. When you do that with freshmen and sophomores, this is what happens.

Brendan has always been a heavyweight, but he was a small heavyweight. We started the program with freshmen and sophomores, with no upperclassmen and we were going out and wrestling a varsity schedule. We've been wrestling a varsity schedule for three seasons.

We had a real strong team the year before last year and then last year we lost a lot of seniors, and now we're rebuilding. This year we have 10 freshmen so we are rebuilding even more.

We had a really young group there and we had to lean on them and said, 'You're freshmen but you can't play like one because we need you.' That's very similar to what we're doing here. It gives me a lot of hope because that group went on after we were gone and competed very well at the Horizon League level.

Mike Riley

To start three freshmen is a scary thing. They took their lumps, made some plays and got better.

We had positive results from our freshmen to our seniors. We are pleased with the team outcome, and our performances were strong.

We have 43 freshmen out there. A lot of those will have to play,

The reason for that was, the season before I got there, it was the first year freshmen could play. All those stats that had been collected, those people had been playing for three years.

Those two freshmen are great defenders. They're playing like sophomores and juniors.