Bobby Lutz
Bobby Lutz
against andy job quite reality seem seems time worry
It doesn't seem quite right, having been against him so many times. It's reality and unfortunately it's part of this business. It seems weird. At the same time I can't worry about that, I have to worry about Andy and the job he's done.
expect game hard impressed incredibly people sure tape watched
I'm sure a lot of people didn't expect the game to be this close. But I had watched a lot of tape of Duquesne and I was incredibly impressed by them, particularly with how hard they've been playing.
certainly doubt player players role step takes touches win
He's a big-body guy. He takes up a lot of space, and he's very active. When he touches the ball, he's able to corral it. There's no doubt he contributed in that game. That's the kind of player it takes to win the tournament. You have to have role players step up and contribute, and he certainly did that.
given good grace great guys handled obviously six tremendous
Given the circumstances, I think he's handled it with tremendous grace and also with great competitiveness. They obviously don't have the depth, but they have talent. Their five, six guys that play a lot are good players.
basketball becomes best certainly difficult future irrelevant leave miss sorry teammates wise wish
While I am sorry to see Mitch leave and we will certainly miss him, he has made a difficult but wise choice, ... There are times when basketball becomes irrelevant and this is one of those times. I and his teammates wish him the very best in his future endeavors.
created degree lesser mind monster positive seen
To a lesser degree than Cincinnati, we've created a monster that our expectations are NCAA. ... I don't mind that. It's a little unfortunate that the NIT is not seen as a positive thing.
besides challenge enjoy expected game guys knew nobody proving win
We knew nobody expected us to win that game besides us, and our guys enjoy the challenge of proving everyone wrong.
cincinnati doubt fans happy
While the team's still happy we're playing, I don't know if our fans are. But there's no doubt that (playing) Cincinnati makes it a little more intriguing.
fall george washington
For George Washington to fall to a No. 8, I don't think that's right.
based committee fall george prior proven washington year
It's disappointing. The committee does a lot of research, but for George Washington to fall to an 8, I just don't think that's right. They've proven all year they're better than that. For Xavier to get a 14 seed, it's disappointing. I thought they'd get an 11 or 12 based on prior history.
comparable exactly hard league played seven tough win
It's exactly as tough as I thought it would be. To me, it's very comparable to the league we played in for seven years. It's really hard to win on the road. I haven't been surprised.
although atmosphere crowd definitely fans good home normal terms
It was definitely a different atmosphere than a normal home game. Our crowd was not very good in terms of numbers, although the fans that were here were great.
last played team
We're a better team right now, the way we've played the last 10 games.
difficult knew shut
We knew we weren't going to shut them down completely, but we at least wanted to make it more difficult for them with our zone.