Dave Rose
Dave Rose
conference focus great ncaa others paid people potential thrive time tournament year
It's a great time of year. There's a lot going on, and there's a lot of focus being paid to conference standings and potential NCAA tournament teams. It's a time of year where some people thrive and others struggle.
good hungry kids personally seem week
It's all what you make of it. I personally think the bye week is a good thing. The kids seem to get really hungry when they have a week off.
absolutely best effort far gave guys hard needed played point worked
I told them we'd come too far and worked too hard not to absolutely give our best effort out there and we needed everything we could for the remainder of the game. I don't think our guys ever did not play hard at any point in this game. We made mistakes, but they played hard and gave everything they had.
ball break good guys large push
For a large part of the game, guys were able to push the ball on the break and get a good look. That's kind of how we like to play.
critical race separation stay time until
This is a critical time for us if we're going to stay in the race until the end. We can't get too much separation between us and the top.
good
They had good explanations. You just go with it.
anytime game team
They got us to play the kind of game they wanted us to, and anytime a team can do that, they're going to have an advantage.
game mean supposed
This is how it's supposed to be in February. To have every game mean something.
against coming crowd diego excited fans games help hopefully players san state terrific week win
This coming week is a big week for us. We're excited for our players to be where they're at. These games are very important. We had a terrific crowd against San Diego State so hopefully our fans will come out this week and help us win these games.
against caused effort good shots size start stayed
Our effort was good tonight. We stayed focused, especially at the start of the two halves. You have to make perimeter shots against this team. Their size caused a lot of problems.
shake
After you shake their hands, you can celebrate.
athletic ball both except player plays shoots
Except (Smith) probably shoots the ball even better. He's a very long, athletic player who can make plays both offensively and defensively.
against best good guys pleasing stepped team win
The most pleasing thing about this win is how many of our guys stepped up and contributed, and did it against the best team in our league, a very, very good team.
appreciate reflection role second staff success team themselves worked
I appreciate the recognition for my role in the success of our team but it is really a reflection of our staff and our players. They have all worked very hard. The team has all put themselves second and the team first.