Sasa Cuic
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arizona effort game hard knew lack practices ready relaxed took
I don't know (what happened). I wouldn't say it was a lack of effort or we relaxed after the Arizona game. The practices we had after the Arizona game, we were focused. We all knew what we wanted. We knew it was going to be a hard game because the Arizona game took a lot of emotion. We were all ready to play, but we just couldn't get out there.
crazy crowd figured points
I see the crowd going crazy so I figured it went in. I said, 'All right, we'll take it.' Those two points were big.
behind cracks crowd defensive good
They are a good defensive team. It was hard, but you always find cracks in the defense. But with the crowd behind you it's a lot easier.
believe excellent progress road trip
There's not much we can say. We believe we got better on this road trip and made progress as a team. He's just an excellent player. He's and an NBA-caliber player.
believe clicking deep effort gets meetings near seem soul start stuff team together
There's not much we can do. The effort is there. We are trying. Stuff is not going our way right now. We have to believe that, in the near future, things are going to start clicking because we know we can do it. That's all we can do. There are no need for meetings or deep soul searching. It gets old so fast. This team has the talent, but we can't seem to get it all together for one game.
came feels forgot hardest jumping locker losing needed periods room streak tournament won
It feels a lot better. We needed something like this. We forgot how it feels to win. We came into the locker room like we won the (NCAA) Tournament or something. We were jumping around and celebrating. This losing streak was one of the hardest periods for me. It's hard for everybody.
good learned maybe together year
It doesn't help. But we've learned this year there's a lot of things we have to go against. Maybe this will be a good thing for us and get us more together as a team.
feels games lost road
We haven't lost a lot of games here. When we do, it's a shock. It feels weird, but the only thing we can do is go on the road and get one back.
ahead basket beginning catching games guess hard last
From the beginning they scored the first basket and we were always catching up. And it's hard to play when you are down. The last two games we had the lead. I guess we play better when we are ahead early.
believe burst lack next pull steps
I believe there are a lot of next steps for this team. There's never a lack of effort. We are focused. We know what we want to do, but there's always something different every game. (At home) we managed to find a burst of energy. We managed to pull through it.
good likes lose nobody three
Nobody likes to lose once, twice, three times in a row, especially at home. I think we're on the right track. This was a good effort.
coming good guys prove
I feel very good about it. The guys we have coming in are fresh, they're energetic, they want to prove themselves, and in the right system, they're going to flourish.
beginning coming happy last might year
If I said in the beginning I'm happy I'm coming off the bench, that would be a lie. I thought it might be last year all over again, but it wasn't because it was different. I was more prepared.
ball controlled guy means needs point rest role step tempo turn
To have Brett come in and give us controlled tempo and not turn the ball over, that's good. A new guy like that to step into the role of point guard, that means a lot. He needs to keep that up the rest of the season.