Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
almost last stepping time year
We are almost where we need to be. It was last year at this time (the UA) started stepping on people's throats. That's what we have to do next.
embraced last open start wait welcomed year
I can't wait to start playing. They welcomed me back with open arms. They embraced me and made me feel like it was last year again. They made me feel like I was part of the team.
carolina last late raymond
I'd say late in the game, probably (ex-North Carolina guard) Raymond Felton last year.
few fight five last minutes ncaa needed next offense points seven six solid stick team wants
In the NCAA Tournament, no team is going to go away easy. Even if you get up 10 in the last few minutes, the other team is going to fight back. Everyone wants to get to the next round. I didn't think it was going to be easy, even when we got up seven points with five or six minutes left. We just needed to stick with our offense and play solid defense.
coming ivan taking talked
We talked about coming out fast, but when Ivan was taking over, everyone else was off. We have to get everyone going.
basically job knew mental moment sat
We just sat here and thought. Basically a mental thing where we knew we didn't do the job and we didn't do our job defensively or offensively so we just kind of had a moment of silence.
arizona ball basketball played points shared
We just really shared the ball and played Arizona basketball out there. We got out and put points on the board.
bad defense flashes good offense points
We showed some flashes tonight. We're confident. Our defense was good at some points and our offense was good at some points and we were bad at some points with both.
athletes coach felt nasty
We felt we had better athletes on the perimeter than they did. Coach told me and Hassan to get in there and get nasty on the glass.
against best game heads seems soon
It would be the same if we were No. 4 or No. 24. Connecticut is Connecticut. They're going to want to take our heads off as soon as we get out there. They're going to be aggressive. It may be the best game they have all season. Everyone seems to have their best game against us.
good talented teams tough
These were tough teams, talented teams with good players.
break few games ncaa next pressure
These next few games are really important. They are the most important games of our year. They can make or break our NCAA chances. There is a lot of pressure on us.
accept caught close game plays team
Our team will accept any challenge, and if we get caught in a close game we just make plays at the end.
assumed knows might people situation
People assumed I was going to from (Nos.) 12 to 20, but like I said I didn't want to go in there and not play. That might have been up in the air. I might have been in a situation where who knows if I'm going to play. I want to come in and play.