Jose Fernandez
Jose Fernandez
adrenaline concerns definitely depth excitement forward shot takes
We would definitely look forward to getting another shot at them, if we get the opportunity. The only thing that concerns me is our depth in this kind of four-game stretch. But there's a lot of excitement and adrenaline takes over.
motivated
That really motivated her. In a way, it was disappointing.
christmas committee hopefully ncaa open present santa selection waiting
It's like the build-up to Christmas, waiting to open the big present under the tree. You don't know what you're going to get. Hopefully the NCAA selection committee is like a whole big Santa Claus.
against games last line lost percent players playing second shot teams tough type won
It's a tough way to lose. I told our players that games aren't won or lost in the last 30-40 seconds. We shot 50 percent from the free-throw line in the second half, and that's not going to get it done against the type of teams we're playing in this league.
easily lighten lost maybe played three took
Well, maybe now everyone will lighten up. Maybe they'll get back on the bandwagon. We lost three games; the season's not over. We could very easily be 5-0 in the league, because we played well tonight, took 70 shots. That's a lot of possessions.
difference
That was a big difference in the game.
whatever
They did whatever they wanted to do tonight. I'm disappointed. I'm embarrassed that we didn't have a better showing.
close committed evolved freshman game good improve needs screens shows tremendous uses work worked
The big thing about her is that she has a tremendous work ethic. If you look at her stats her freshman year, you can see how much her game has evolved and improved. She's worked on her range. It really shows how committed she has been to improve on her game. She's not even close to her potential. She's a really good shooter. She uses screens well, but she needs to improve her perimeter passing.
michigan opened played quality road schedule stretch strongest
This is probably the strongest schedule we ever played. We had that stretch with Carolina, DePaul and Michigan State, then played LSU and opened on the road at Pitt. So we've played some quality teams.
against continued deserved direction happy headed home last
Last home (stand) I wasn't very happy with how we played. We were headed into a direction where we deserved what we got against Connecticut, because if we continued to play the way we had been, we weren't even going to make the (NIT or NCAA) tournament.
ball break christmas coming country good north played practices prepared ranked shot team
I thought we had two good practices coming back from Christmas break and thought we were prepared for North Florida. Now we have the No. 3 ranked team in the country (LSU) to prepare for. We're 10-2 now and I like the way we played in the first half. I think we ran our lanes well and shot the ball well.
absolutely basketball excuse half halves played second since understand value worst
I thought the first half was one of the worst halves we've played since I've been here. It was just absolutely terrible. We didn't make shots, we had no value for the basketball and we didn't get second shots. I don't understand it. We've already played 19 games, and to come out and play how we played, there's no excuse for it.
good people running
I thought they did a very good job, running two people at her. They really made other people make shots.
ball basket free good job stretch
I think we did a pretty good job (on Duffy) for about three-quarters of the way though. Down the stretch she made her free throws, put the ball in the basket and we couldn't get the ball away from her.