Lee Melchionni
Lee Melchionni
Lee Melchionniis a former collegiate men's basketball player in the NCAA. He played with the Duke Blue Devils and wore number 13...
fight
We're not going to play well all the time, but we find a way to win. I think we just need to fight together, just come out and play with more energy. And we can do that.
beating capable confident
They're very capable of beating us, and we know that. They're a very cocky, very confident team.
played tournament
Greg played with no fear, and it was his first ACC Tournament game.
nails shots
For him to make those shots at the end, it's a little like daggers, nails in the coffin.
fueled offense trust
There's a trust factor. Our offense is fueled by our defense.
picked worried
He'll have off nights. Tonight, as a team, we picked him up. We're not worried about J.J.
player
J.J. is an All-American, the player of the year, and we know he's human, he's going to have off games. But we know he's going to come back and play well and he did that today.
close league rivalry tobacco
It's so close and it's been a long rivalry on Tobacco Road. We would like to play them more than once, but that's the way the league has it.
certainly wants
He has that will to win. He wants the ball. ... He will make those big shots. ... We certainly look to get him the ball.
basketball carolina college competition expect game help highest level ready
With it being your first Duke-North Carolina game, you can't help but get nervous. You don't know what to expect because this game is the highest level of competition at the college basketball level. We will see if everyone is ready for that.
affect atmosphere court ready shooting wind work
We have to work on our shooting more than anything else. It's a big place so there could be a little wind or anything different to affect you. We'll get used to the court and the atmosphere and be ready to go (tonight).
message messed send
We wanted to send a message that we don't want to be messed with.
asked job nose three trainer
Three or four. I asked our trainer if I could get a nose job at the end of the year. We'll see what happens.
business team treat trip
We're a senior-laden team and we'll go up there and treat this as a business trip and come back here with a win.