Bobby Lutz
Bobby Lutz
based prior
I thought they'd be an 11 or 12, based on prior history.
gets limited rode worn
I think we've just worn him out because we rode him so hard. It's limited his mobility. He gets worn out in the games, but we have to have him in the game.
again cincinnati crunch inability inside line ncaa plays shots stepped tournament
Our inability to make shots inside the 3-point line showed up again tonight. We made some plays defensively, but they stepped up at crunch time. I think Cincinnati should have been an NCAA Tournament team.
expect game hard impressed incredibly people sure tape watched
I'm sure a lot of people didn't expect the game to be this close. But I had watched a lot of tape of Duquesne and I was incredibly impressed by them, particularly with how hard they've been playing.
basketball becomes best certainly difficult future irrelevant leave miss sorry teammates wise wish
While I am sorry to see Mitch leave and we will certainly miss him, he has made a difficult but wise choice, ... There are times when basketball becomes irrelevant and this is one of those times. I and his teammates wish him the very best in his future endeavors.
besides challenge enjoy expected game guys knew nobody proving win
We knew nobody expected us to win that game besides us, and our guys enjoy the challenge of proving everyone wrong.
certainly doubt player players role step takes touches win
He's a big-body guy. He takes up a lot of space, and he's very active. When he touches the ball, he's able to corral it. There's no doubt he contributed in that game. That's the kind of player it takes to win the tournament. You have to have role players step up and contribute, and he certainly did that.
given good grace great guys handled obviously six tremendous
Given the circumstances, I think he's handled it with tremendous grace and also with great competitiveness. They obviously don't have the depth, but they have talent. Their five, six guys that play a lot are good players.
created degree lesser mind monster positive seen
To a lesser degree than Cincinnati, we've created a monster that our expectations are NCAA. ... I don't mind that. It's a little unfortunate that the NIT is not seen as a positive thing.
cincinnati doubt fans happy
While the team's still happy we're playing, I don't know if our fans are. But there's no doubt that (playing) Cincinnati makes it a little more intriguing.
crunch nice stepped time
Defensively we made some nice plays, but at crunch time they stepped up.
last played team
We're a better team right now, the way we've played the last 10 games.
difficult knew shut
We knew we weren't going to shut them down completely, but we at least wanted to make it more difficult for them with our zone.
andy atmosphere bob coach excited good miss obviously tend thrive
I'm excited about the opportunity. Obviously (former coach Bob Huggins) isn't there and I'll miss that, but (coach Andy Kennedy) is there and is doing a good job. The atmosphere will be terrific. They don't like us and we tend to thrive on that. It should be fun.