Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
biggest brought choosing coach confidence expected far glad impact reasons sat
I'm glad coach has a lot of confidence in me. When he brought me to the program, he sat me down and said he expected a lot of things out of me as far as making an impact early, so definitely, that was one of my biggest reasons for choosing Arizona.
coach focus schedule sure toughest
Coach said this is probably the toughest part of our schedule by far. We have to make sure we focus.
again coach gave mixed opportunity playing start teams today
Coach mixed up the teams today and gave me an opportunity to go out there and start playing again with my teammates.
coach hear saying
All they're doing is saying something that happened. It's not like they're threatening me. I can take that. I hear Coach every day.
coach family focusing game sit thinking
I have to sit down with coach (Jim Calhoun) and sit down with my family. I'm still just thinking about the game. I've just been focusing on game after game, not thinking about the future.
whatever
They can say whatever they got to say. That's nothing.
dealt felt maturity rough ups
It was a rough year. There were a lot of ups and downs. But I felt we dealt with it pretty well. There's a lot of maturity on this team.
embraced last open start wait welcomed year
I can't wait to start playing. They welcomed me back with open arms. They embraced me and made me feel like it was last year again. They made me feel like I was part of the team.
bring expects knows situation wants
He knows the situation is not how he wants it, but he still expects a lot out of us. He expects us to bring a ring from this tournament.
carolina last late raymond
I'd say late in the game, probably (ex-North Carolina guard) Raymond Felton last year.
hopefully level next provide
I just want to get to the next level and hopefully provide for my team.
came confidence effective high league ready swagger walk wanting
It came down to me wanting to go into the league and be effective and walk in with a kind of confidence and swagger that I am ready to play at a high level.
lie playing
Playing a No. 16 seed, sometimes you think they are going to lie down and give us the win. We need to go out and take the first hit.
fans remember
Their fans. The fans were loud. Thirty-seven (points), (Ryan) Gomes had. I remember that, too.