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Stewart Gary
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We're not playing well as a team. But individually we're seeing progress in certain individuals.
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We had some wide open looks. We're just not able to take advantage.
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We kept standing in the middle of the ring taking punches and by the eighth or ninth round, we were still standing. We started throwing counter punches. I am extremely proud of the way we competed.
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We're not a very good team right now, offensively.
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We are really, really pleased. We figured a top 10 would be great. We lost time with that spark plug at 3 o'clock in the morning when we lost 50 minutes, but otherwise we are really pleased. Except for that one thing, we didn't miss a beat. We wanted to finish in the top 10 in class, but 11th is still great.
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He was the starting point guard on a team that won 31 games and played in the state title game so he clearly is used to winning and knows how to win.
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Tradition doesn't come into play in the NCAA Tournament. I would not say I'm surprised (big schools get upset) and (mid-major) teams are able to play this well.
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What happened climate has changed in last 10 years; the rules have changed and the 15 scholarships (schools used to have available for dispersal ) down to 13. That means there's a lot of talent that's being dispersed around country. There really is more parity.
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Now you're seeing their decisions are instinctive decisions. It took us a little bit longer to get some continuity.
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We're confident that we're capable of shooting the ball real well. We went through a period where we were pressing, we weren't getting good looks. To the guys' credit, they continued to work.
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People didn't buy these records because they wanted a history lesson. One of the best experiences I ever had was buying Del Shannon's greatest hits. I had only heard the song 'Runaway' because of the 'American Graffiti' soundtrack. I thought he was just a one-hit guy. Then I found 20 other songs that excited me and blew me away. That habit of discovery is what Rhino is about.
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Do something really bad the first time, and no one will ever think of asking you again.
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Anthony has been terrific in both games. We just weren't able to get him under control in either venue.
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As far as we are concerned from our side of the ball their pressure wore us down we didn't turn the gall over a lot in the backcourt against the press but nevertheless it had an effect on us.