Drew Neitzel
Drew Neitzel
Drew Neitzelis a former American professional basketball player...
behind build coach confidence couple days game good high job took tough trying
My confidence is high right now, I just keep trying to build from game to game. It was tough for a couple days (after that loss), but coach did a good job of getting it behind us. It took a lot out of us.
fighting fights-and-fighting game gonna practice quitting ready shows
We're not done. We're not quitting at all. We're gonna practice (today) and keep fighting and get ready for a big game with Michigan. We're gonna come out and play hard. It shows what kind of person you are when you fight back from things like this.
business care game great played preparing record start teams
We don't know much about them, but they've played pretty much everybody, all the great teams around the country. Their record really doesn't tell what they are. We got to take care of business in that game and start preparing for the Big Ten.
continue deep foul game haunt
It's kind of a big deal. We can't continue to foul because we're not as deep at some positions, so it could come back to haunt us in a big game sometime.
defensive game great played
(Ager) played a great game tonight. We just didn't make the plays, especially on the defensive end.
final great guard point teams
You look at all of the teams that make it to the Final Four, they have great guard play. Not just point guard play, but guard play.
bad defense forced tried
The defense was scrambling. I probably forced it. I just tried to make a play. It was a bad decision. Anything would have been better in that situation.
I don't know (what) you can do about it. You've just got to keep shooting.
bigger glue guy matt people plays role team
Matt plays a bigger role on our team than most people realize. He's the glue guy for us.
brown loose shutting
Shutting down Dee Brown was huge. We trailed him all night. We never wanted him to get loose on us.
beating consistency good shown three
We've shown how good we can be, beating three top-10 teams. It's just a consistency thing with us.
ball inside jump settled shots
We settled for a lot of jump shots and didn't get to the free-throw line. We didn't get the ball inside enough.
deal gets guess paul
Paul gets them all the time. I guess it's not that big a deal for him. But it's big for me.
anyone basketball blame feelings hard work worst
That was probably the game. This is one of the worst feelings I've ever had as a basketball player. It's just tough. I don't really know what to say. You work so hard all summer, all season, and it comes to an end that quickly. But we don't have anyone to blame but ourselves.