Cameron Bennerman
Cameron Bennerman
family state
At this place, we're used to it. Fans, media, family. The State thing has been like that for a long time.
came competing loss needed start
We weren't really over that loss when we came back. We needed to start competing better and do the things we need to do to win.
stayed
Short-range shots, you're going to know where it's going to come off, so I just stayed with it.
conference fight good players teams
We're not crazy, we know that teams in this conference are going to fight back tooth-and-nail. They've got good players and they did that.
knew last sure year
Last year you kind of knew what was coming, from whom. But this year, you're not really sure who's going to do what.
definitely four seen worse
I've been here four years. We've definitely seen worse times than this.
emotional good main roller shots took
It was an emotional roller coaster. They had their highs; we had our highs. I think our conditioning was the main part, and we took good shots in overtime.
ability basket buy confidence drives guys half hard knock mix open shooting sit
Personally, I don't like shooting a lot of 3s. I want to get some drives to the basket and do some other things. You can sit out there and shoot 3s all game, easy. It's hard for me to buy into that. I want to mix it up some because I have the ability to. At the same time, we have guys who can really knock down the 3s. It made you not want to shoot any more 3s in the first half because we weren't making them, but open shots, you've got to have that confidence you can knock them down.
break defense fast stops transition
Our defense has to be there. We need to get stops and get some fast break transition opportunities.
outside people
People on the outside don't know what's going on inside. They think they know. They don't.
rolling trying
This is 2006. We're just trying to keep this thing rolling while we're here.
alert aware capable deceptive defensive good job overall people respect shock shoot tough
A lot of people don't respect him, but I do. I know what he's capable of doing. He's a tough guy. He can shoot the ball. He's deceptive when he drives. It isn't a shock to me. I just think overall on the defensive end we didn't do a good job of being aware and alert on some of that stuff.
game inside
They really established their inside game. That's the way the game is played, going inside out.
coach defensive effort extra foul game good hold middle picking plays rebounds stay
Coach has really been challenging him to stay out of foul trouble. We need him to hold the middle down, get big rebounds and make good defensive plays without picking up fouls. I think he's going to make the extra effort to stay in the game and we're going to need him to.