Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
break coach couple early easy fast forced pressure score stressed
Coach stressed that we had to get out on the fast break more. We got a couple of easy buckets and put pressure on their guards. We forced them into some early turnovers. That's when the score got away from them.
draw looked
They looked confused. They'd draw up a play, and we'd still come out and keep them out of what they wanted to do.
built chance good guys lose lost momentum ncaa next win york
If you go into the NCAA and lose a game, then the season's over and there's no momentum built into the next year. You can say you went to the tournament, but you lost in the first round. But now you can say we have a chance to go to New York and win a championship, so guys can feel good about it.
basketball conference earn good knock people
This isn't like any other conference. If you want to go to the conference tournament, you've got to earn your way there. So that's what we've got to do. We need to go knock some people off and play good basketball and earn our spot.
hold hurting
He said I wasn't going to play in this game. I'll never let something like this hold me down. If I'm hurting the team, I won't play. But if I can help, I'll play.
senior
I have nothing to say. As a senior leader, it's tough.
next
It's not for me, it's for years to come. This is a springboard for next year.
guys team
I think they are a better team than Villanova, because their frontcourt guys are much more physical.
playing shows surprised took
The only thing that surprised me was that it took so long to come back. That shows how well they were playing. We were playing great, and they never folded. We had to take it from them.
cut game mental mistakes played teams top
We've played with all the top teams in the league. We just have to cut down on the mental mistakes at the end of the game and not let them be a factor.
lose smart
We had our chances, and we didn't do things very smart at the end. We didn't have to lose this game, and that's what hurts.
felt point
We felt at that point there was no way we were losing.
andre chance chances given gotten missed nice pass rebound stretch win
We executed really well down the stretch to have a chance. It would've been nice if Andre could have missed that and given me a chance to win the game, but you never know. You don't know if we'd have gotten the rebound or been able to get the pass out. We had other chances to win.
game games home losing lost option saying
We keep saying every game is crucial. We've lost some games at home. Losing at home is not an option now.