Lee Melchionni
Lee Melchionni
Lee Melchionniis a former collegiate men's basketball player in the NCAA. He played with the Duke Blue Devils and wore number 13...
bit games half playing second translate type win yelled
We're not going to win big games playing that type of defense. We got yelled at a little bit at halftime, and we were able to come back out in the second half and take that and translate it into playing well.
against anybody games hardest knocked played tough week
I think that's the hardest anybody has played against us all year. We had two tough games this week and (Clemson) kind of knocked us back.
close league rivalry tobacco
It's so close and it's been a long rivalry on Tobacco Road. We would like to play them more than once, but that's the way the league has it.
capable target time
Every time we play, we know it's a big game. We know we have a target on our back, but we know what we're capable of, too.
message messed send
We wanted to send a message that we don't want to be messed with.
anybody becomes court home name nobody ownership takes
You put your name on something, it becomes yours, you have some ownership in it. When something is yours, you don't let anybody take it from you. That's our home court out there, and nobody takes anything from us on our home court.
defense fortunate hang hat stops
Our defense is what we hang out hat on. We were fortunate to get some stops and not let them get open.
call freshman
I don't even call him a freshman anymore.
against anyone hard hardest intense knocked played
They knocked us back with how hard the played and how intense they were. That's the hardest anyone has played against us all year. They just didn't go away.
against hit shot
It's a feel-good story. But hopefully, he doesn't hit a shot against us.
nails shots
For him to make those shots at the end, it's a little like daggers, nails in the coffin.
fueled offense trust
There's a trust factor. Our offense is fueled by our defense.
beating capable confident
They're very capable of beating us, and we know that. They're a very cocky, very confident team.
good man
When you've got the quarter-of-a-billion-dollar man at the game, it's a good thing.