Mike Davis
Mike Davis
ball forced good guards job outside ready shoot shots stood turned
I thought (Marco) did a good job getting the ball back outside to our guards, but our guards weren't ready to shoot the basketball. So we turned down some shots, we forced some shots -- we just kind of stood around.
chance defense difference offense open push transition
Our offense is a little better when our defense is better. We got a chance to push it in transition and get some open shots. That was the difference late.
chance game instead lose played playing second
I thought we had a chance to put the game away in the second half. We played not to lose instead of playing to win.
asked bob held hold offense tough
That's a tough offense to cover. I asked (assistant coach) Bob Skillman before the game, can we hold them to 21 points? We held them to six.
hopefully shake
I'm struggling, but hopefully I can shake it.
exactly surprised
Marco hasn't surprised me at all. He's been exactly what I thought he would be.
best marshall minutes played player
Marshall played 40 minutes and he was the best conditioned player out there. He never got tired. He was great.
basketball best both double figures good help hit last marshall offensive playing
Marshall is playing his best basketball the last two games. He has been really good for us and hit for double figures in both games. He will help from an offensive standpoint.
free happen miss plan second since throw
Our plan was to miss the second free throw at 0:00.8. Since it went to two (seconds) we had to make the second free throw. At 2.1 a lot of things could happen in that situation.
broke coach difficult family great heart jason man news pleasure sincerest
It broke my heart to hear the news about Jason Collier. My sincerest condolences to his family in this difficult time. He was a great young man that I had the pleasure to coach at Indiana. He will be sorely missed.
last
Last I heard, he's out for the season.
bring coach disrespect players
I feel like that is disrespect for me as a coach. If I can bring players in recruiting-wise, why can't I coach them?
curse
I can't say anything about that. But I will say I did not curse or say anything disrespectful.
additional again crank force full hire needed pay ready unable
He needed to hire some consultants, and because we were unable to pay him any additional funds, he has been on hold. He's getting ready to crank back up again and go full force on that project.