Donald Copeland

Donald Copeland
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.
believe came expect points score stake tall team teams win
We can't let teams score 89 points on us and expect to win every game, but when it came down to it we gutted it out, we didn't give up, and this team has been like that tall year. There's too much at stake and we believe in ourselves.
came points team tough tried
If we guard, we're a tough team to beat, because we're able to put points on the board. Really, it just came down to us getting stops, and if they tried to make a run, we had to answer.
coming east florida game losses pick positive south struggling team thick three tonight wide
This was very big. South Florida is a team that's struggling right now. It's a game we needed, coming off three losses in a row. Tonight got us back into the thick of things. The Big east is wide open. We can pick up things from here and go on in a positive way.
conference deal four gets great respect shows teams
Any conference that gets four teams here shows you how competitive it is. We've got a great deal of respect for that.
becoming beginning guys identity roles special stick team
I think we're pretty much a different team because we have more of an identity now. Guys are becoming more comfortable with their roles and things are beginning to jell for us. If we stick together, I think we're going to be able to do some special things.
hurting problem sitting stretch team
It has been a problem for me the whole year. Right now is an important stretch for us. If I feel I'm hurting the team I have no problem sitting out.
bit confidence duke good lost obviously played road team time undefeated won
I think they were a little bit surprised. We hadn't won on the road yet, they were undefeated at home. We lost to Duke by 53, they lost to them by four. But we have confidence that we're a good team. We're obviously a different team from the time we played at Duke.
carried definitely gave hold knew maybe onto picked second start state string strong teams wins
(The N.C. State win) gave us a lot of confidence. It definitely carried over, because when we were down at halftime, we got a real strong start in the second half, and we knew we could hold onto it. Maybe we'll get some recognition and start to string on some wins and be one of the teams picked to make the tournament.
character coaches deal expected great hear season shown shows team work
All season you hear the doubters, you know what's expected of you. You work through it. This team has shown a great deal of resilience. It shows the character of this team the coaches and the players.
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.