Todd Abernethy
Todd Abernethy
The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference. They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford, Mississippi campus, but played their final game in that facility on December 22, 2015. The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. The Rebels are led by...
excited game impact playing
I still think it's a big game for him. He's got to be excited with how he's playing and he's going to make an impact (tonight).
felt game kentucky pressure worried
We felt like Kentucky had pressure on them. This is a big game for them. We really didn't have any pressure, so we weren't worried about losing.
boards came confident controlled felt game great kentucky loose open played pressure second
We really didn't have anything to lose. We felt like Kentucky had pressure on them ? this was a big game for them. We came out loose and free. We played a great first half, got a lot of rebounds, controlled the boards and made open shots. We were really confident going into the second half.
few fired games giving last shows studying
After he got fired with two games left, he could have packed it up and not even come with us. That just shows his character. He's studying film. He was giving everything he had in these last few games.
confident couple doubts games knew lose state tough won
It's tough when you lose to think you're awesome. I know when we won a couple games in a row, we were so confident going into the (Mississippi) State game we knew we were going to win. Doubts can come in when you're losing.
difference establish game guy last post score space takes
It's going to make a big, big difference having Dwayne back. In the last game we didn't establish any post presence, and Dwayne is a guy who takes up a lot of space and can score inside.
aspect five forget lose mental tastes wonder
I think the mental aspect is really big. After you lose about five in a row, you wonder if you can win. You forget what it tastes like to win.
difference focused needs scoring space stay takes team
I think he can be a big difference for us. He can score, and he just takes up space. I don't think he would have been the whole difference in the 40-point loss. I think our team needs to stay focused and not let scoring droughts take us out of the game.
sure winning
Winning at the end would be big. I don't think it wipes everything out ... that's a lot of games. But it sure would help. It would give us a winning season, and that's better than I've ever done here.
blame
That wasn't anything unusual. He has different styles. Sometimes he's quiet. I don't blame him for getting loud.
beat came cautious coming expecting great heck last open played state wanting
We came here wanting to win, expecting to win, but State played a heck of a game. The last game, we beat them with a lot off on-ball screens. This time, they doubled us coming off the screens. Great strategy. They were more cautious not to let me got the open shot.
defensive forget goes good great hard intense miss needed playing practice week worked
We needed it. It was very good for us to get back to playing Ole Miss basketball. When you don't practice at all, you forget your defensive principles. Just the sharpness goes away a little bit. The week was great for us. We worked hard and had some intense days.
apart fell
We got on our heels. They made some tips, some steals, got some points. I think we just kind of fell apart a little bit.
continue ourselves sorry
We can't just feel sorry for ourselves right now with everything that's going on. We've got to continue to fight.