Royce Chadwick
Royce Chadwick
effort good number team top
We just had a good team effort tonight. That's the number one seed, we're in the top five. It should be that kind of game.
bad gotten hope missing people settle shake team trying voice work
We've been a team that has ebbed and flowed all year. When we're good, we're going, but when we're bad (we're not). We haven't gotten a voice to shake us out of it. We've got people trying to play us out of it, but we're missing a voice. We've just got to go to work Sunday, settle down and say 'ok, we've got this' and hope for a better end to the weekend.
beat focus high higher momentum seed team win
The momentum is huge. We can go in on a high note. We beat team that is a higher seed that we are. We had to have a win to get our focus right for the tournament.
confidence games goes opportunity ourselves played psyche quickly ready rebound road talk team time
Our psyche has always been up and down. We've got to get our confidence back up. We'll have to quickly rebound and get ready to play. With the travel, we'll have time to talk about it. If we get there on the time and everything goes smooth, we'll be all right. We'll have the opportunity to get ourselves ready to play. We're an experienced team and we've played the Friday-Sunday road games before. We know how to do it. We just have to get ready.
dues gel hardest last late paid proud seemed sure team time vigor year
We sure paid our dues this year. It seemed like every time we thought that we got it, we had to back up, regroup, reshuffle and refocus. Last year we were able to gel in late February, but this team never really did. This was one of the hardest years I've ever been through. But, I'm most proud of their fight, vigor and tenacity.
good hop kids mac post quicker starting step type
They've got big post players. They're a smash-mouth MAC (Mid-American Conference) type team. And, they're good at home. They're a lot quicker and have more hop in their step at home. They're also starting to get some kids back from injuries. They're very good team.
basket fight hard proud
I'm very proud of this team. Every basket we got we had to fight hard for.
difficult games miss southern sunday takes travel
Sunday games are very difficult games. When you have to travel like Southern Miss had to, it takes a lot out of you.
leave powerful stone
SMU is really good. They're a powerful and intelligent team. If you give them a seam, they're going to take it. We're going to try not to leave any stone unturned.
came fire minute points storm ten weathered
They came out on fire, with 24 points at the ten minute mark. We weathered the storm of the first ten minutes.
afternoon best came clear great sunday watch weather
First I want to say 'thank you' to all the fans. It was a great crowd. It was a Sunday afternoon with clear weather and they came out to watch us and these seniors. I'm grateful. We did the best that we could do.
care friday momentum opportunity road
We went on the road and didn't play as well as we had hoped. But we have the opportunity on Friday to get our momentum going. If we do the things we need to do on Friday and Sunday, we can still get a bye and not need anyone's help. We've just got to take care of our business.
few players post
We had a few more post players than they did, off the bench, that were able to take it at 'em.
basketball difficult good hands match memphis playing round starting
There's no round two in the tournament. We've got our hands full. Memphis is playing very good basketball and starting to gel. Round one will be a difficult match for us.