Dave Rose
Dave Rose
atmosphere great opportunity pit playing
I think this is a great opportunity for us. Playing at The Pit can be a lot of fun. It's a great atmosphere and a great place to play basketball.
adjusted attitude compete confidence couple few gets great help letting moves shots teammates trusting
Trent has a great attitude and comes to compete everyday. He has a couple moves that he really likes, and defenses aren't letting him make those moves. He's adjusted well to being able to move around and get shots off; now he's just got to make them. The most important thing is for him to keep his confidence up and for his teammates to keep trusting him. Once he gets a few baskets in transition, it'll really help his psyche.
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.
appreciate center enjoy fans game given great hope reason support
We appreciate the support our fans have given us this season. The fans are a big reason why the Marriott Center is such a great place to play, and we hope they will come out and enjoy a great game on Saturday.
area crowd fans followed great nice played players positive reaction team three time watch
We actually had a great crowd tonight. Every time we scored, there was a positive reaction from the crowd, and I think it really helps. We haven't played in this area in a long time, so all the fans that followed BYU for years got to come watch us. We also have three players on our team from Texas. It was nice to have the fans' support.
basketball excellent great players rapport recruiting ties
He has great recruiting ties and outstanding basketball knowledge. He really understands the game. Walter also has an excellent rapport with the players in our program.
guys kept seen telling wild
I've seen wild things happen. I kept telling the guys that.
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 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.
game guys hard hopefully last settled
Being the last game of the night, the guys will be really anxious. Hopefully for us, everyone will come out and play hard and with a lot of energy, and we'll get settled in early.
defensive hard help involved move moving offense playing sitting trying worked
We're trying to get him more involved in the offense and get him moving better. He's so much better on the move than he is just sitting down there in the post. We also worked hard on some defensive assignments and playing help defense.
kindness player
That's a warrior, the kind of player you want on your team.
days difficult fact figure trying
I'm still trying to figure it out. I like the fact that we have days in between to prepare, which was difficult in the Saturday-Monday because of our situation.
beat conference confidence guys team themselves
We have now beat every team in the conference and it is all about confidence. Our guys have confidence in themselves and confidence in each other.