Donald Copeland
Donald Copeland
against ball key looking poised pressure push run staying
We can't really play at their pace. They're looking to push the ball and pressure you and make you play fast. The key is staying poised against them, making sure you're doing what you want to do. You've got to run your offense.
balanced game however run win
They're a balanced team. They run a lot of screens, a lot of motion. We could win the game 2-0, it doesn't matter. However we get it done.
ball best credit defensive good offensive run share surprised
They're a good team. They share the ball well, they run good offense, they've got good players. It wasn't our best defensive or offensive game. That surprised me, but there's nothing you can do. You give them credit and we didn't have it today.
early forgot happened loss moved team time
We moved on from that loss a long time ago. It happened early on in the season, we're a different team now. We really forgot about it.
built strong tonight
We feel we've built a strong enough resume. You can't let tonight take that away.
finished key regular seven strong top wins year
We feel we have a strong enough resume. We finished in the top seven in our league. We had key wins this year ... you can't take anything away from what we did in the regular season.
built finished key seven strong tonight top wins
We feel we built a strong enough resume. We finished top seven in our league, we got some key wins down the stretch. You can't let tonight take that away.
anybody confidence everybody focusing opens pressure seen start takes worry
I've never seen that in college. It opens up so many things. Anybody can start their offense. It takes a lot of pressure off of you. You have the confidence that everybody is not focusing just on you because they have to worry about your teammates.
bad good win
We didn't play as well as we usually have been playing, but it's a win. We're on the road. If you can play bad and win on the road, you're a pretty good team.
anybody coming guys needs places regardless saying
Sometimes guys are coming from places where they're not used to anybody saying anything to them. Regardless of how anybody's going to take it, when you feel like something needs to be said, you just say it.
game next
Every game is more important for us now to get to the N.C.A.A. tournament. We didn't get this one and it really hurt. So we really got to get the next one.
best defensive expecting losing offensive win wind
You go in expecting to win the game, and you wind up losing and losing by 20. It wasn't our best defensive or offensive day. We didn't have it today.
anxious name nervous stomach suspense turn
You always get nervous and anxious when your name is not called. There's all this suspense and then they went through two brackets and we weren't called. My stomach started to turn a little.
few games given gonna last win
We can't get away from who we are, and we've always been a defensive-minded team. The last few games we've given up a lot of points. We ain't gonna win like that.