Mike Davis
Mike Davis
deserve players upset
I'm not upset about it, not disappointed about it. I think they need that. I really do, because these players deserve better.
bonus coaching contribute decision deserve ecstatic entire job late player process recruiting staff talent wealth
We are ecstatic about Cem's decision to play at Indiana, ... He has a wealth of talent and should contribute immediately. Getting a player of Cem's talent this late in the recruiting process is a big bonus for us. Our coaching staff did an outstanding job in this entire process and deserve the credit.
basketball guess team undefeated
(The basketball teams) play on it. I think the men's team is undefeated at home, so I guess we're doing pretty good.
floor focused good middle staff student students
Not once did any student say anything to me or my staff or team. They're focused on their team. More than anything, students want to go to the middle of the floor to their team. I don't know if it's good or bad.
effect taken year
It's really taken effect on our players, not just this year but every year I've been here.
basketball effort everybody floor good hard time tonight
I'm disappointed with our effort tonight. Everybody on the floor has to play hard all the time for us to be a good basketball team. Tonight that wasn't the case.
came character game punched recover seen team type
I never seen this coming. You know, I never seen this type of game coming, especially the kind of team we are, the kind of character we have. But, you know, you never say 'never.' They came out and they just punched us. We didn't recover from it.
clean guy
I need to get him on my team. This guy was so clean with his fundamentals, and defensively.
ready shoot sure
I'm not sure (why we started slowly), but defensively I thought we did enough to keep us in the game. We were just not ready to shoot the basketball.
against change game hoping illinois liked michigan played since
I'm hoping that the lineup change will get our mind-set going in the right direction. I haven't liked the way we've played since the Michigan game (Jan. 3). We played well defensively against Illinois and that's about it.
definitely starters
Not having two starters in your lineup was definitely a blow.
both causes compete country floor four game hard lose matt painter played plays starters teams
It was a game where I thought both teams played hard. I think Matt Painter is doing a just unbelievable job. You lose four starters and you can still put a team on the floor that competes and plays hard and causes problems. I don't know another team in the country that can lose four starters and compete at all.
last lights playing tough week
It's tough because D.J. was playing unbelievable the last week and a half, ... But Kline has been playing lights out.
carry conference establish playing
It's important to establish home-court advantage. I think we're playing pretty well right now and we need that to carry over to conference play.