Chris Richards
Chris Richards
both happened pull
We still feel like we're the better team. We kind of let it get away from us. If we were to play them again, I think we could pull it off. The same thing happened in both games. We really didn't play as well as we could.
against bigger ourselves prove
A lot of us want to prove ourselves against bigger teams.
best coaches great
He's one of the best in the business. He does a great job. He makes corrections sometimes when the coaches make mistakes. He's pretty good.
against everybody execute game road
I look at this is another road game, because everybody is going against us obviously. It's another game that we have to come in and execute more than we execute at home. It's crazy.
advantage capable knew playing taking
All of us knew what he was capable of when he first got here. He just is going out and playing ball. He's just getting opportunities and he's taking advantage of it.
again best chance everybody great next played scary year
If everybody comes back like I'm anticipating, we've got a great chance of doing it again next year. The scary thing is we still this year haven't played our best ball. I think if everybody comes back, next year we'll be an even better team.
against biggest bunch care expected game nobody pulling stuff
Everyone has been pulling against us. We're used to it. From day one, nobody expected us to be where we are now. Everyone expected us to be in the NIT and now we're in the biggest game we can be in in college. All that stuff is a bunch of hype. We don't care about that stuff, all we have to do is go out and execute.
defense eager everybody pride wants
Everybody is eager to play defense this year. Everybody wants to get stops, everybody wants to press, everybody wants to do all that stuff, there's a lot of pride on defense.
believe excited glad hard minnesota state weather
It's hard to believe we're here in the state of Minnesota. I never thought I'd go to Minnesota for any reason. But here we are, and we're excited to be here. I'm glad I don't live in weather like this, though.
defense great playing win
It's great for us. We've just got to keep playing defense and play even better if we want to win the whole thing. I think we can do it.
anybody doubling given great guards knew pick points score smart somebody step turn
That's one of the great things about our team. Anybody can step in and score the points for us at any time. It's just somebody else's turn on any given night. . . . We were smart enough to pick up what they were doing. We knew once they started doubling (down low), our guards would be wide-open.
behind bit chances drafted gone happen higher
If they want to leave, I'm behind them 100 percent, if they want to come back, 100 percent. The chances for them being drafted a little higher could have gone up a little bit because of this win. Anything could happen (now).
mean people points score stopping
Personally, I think we'll be pretty good. I think we're a defensive, stopping team, I think we'll score more points than a lot of people think that we will, but I mean I think we'll be pretty good.