Dane Bradshaw
Dane Bradshaw
beat both mean regular season team twice
Both games, they were right there with us. Just because you beat a team twice during the regular season doesn't mean they're the same team.
capable deep excited game next realize scouting team
You get excited when you see the No. 2 next to your name. But when you realize what a capable team Winthrop is, when we look deep into the scouting report, you realize that no game is going to be easy.
air aware cbs coach hurt pearl trying year
We're well aware of that game. It was a CBS game, and it actually hurt us this year when Coach Pearl was trying to get us some air time.
chris knew sure
I was pretty sure I knew where Chris was going.
city love memphis referring
I was never referring to the city of Memphis or the players. I should have used better terminology. I love the city and the program.
advantage continue
I still feel I have something to prove. I just want to continue to take advantage of the opportunities I have.
case coach continue definitely good obviously says situation teams turned
You can definitely make the case that this was good for us, the way it turned out. Coach says the teams we play obviously will continue to get better, but the situation we were in won't get any tougher.
We'll come in for timeouts, and he'll say, 'Let's try this,' and it will work.
expected hurts nobody sweet
Nobody expected us to get this far. It hurts now because we think we should've made the Sweet 16, but we accomplished a lot.
board coach defense dug hole ourselves puts
We just dug ourselves too big a hole in the first half. Coach (Pearl) puts defense and rebounding on the board before every game, and we haven't been able to do that consistently.
adversity benefit faced lost ready run throughout tournament type
This will benefit us in the long run in the tournament. We've faced every type of adversity throughout the season. We've been down before and lost leads. Now, we're ready for tournament play.
bring easy energy game playing step
Even when we started to get a double-digit lead, we were still playing a little sloppy, and they were getting some easy buckets. We've got to step up and bring the energy every game if we want to be champions.
ability arkansas best came felt haunt matter playing wanting
Even when we had a double-digit lead, it felt like we were a little sloppy. We weren't playing to the best of our ability and it came back to haunt us. But give Arkansas credit. It was a matter of Arkansas wanting it more.
bath buttons flying gave laughed
It was kind of funny, buttons were flying everywhere. We all laughed and gave him a Gatorade bath in there.