Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
coming weight
It was like old times. It was like a big weight coming off my shoulders, actually.
next
It's not for me, it's for years to come. This is a springboard for next year.
against basically couple definitely early fun great match maybe seen
It's going to be fun and maybe if we get after them early they'll come out of that style. So we definitely have to be the aggressors from the start. We've seen presses before and done well against them. I think we match up evenly with them. They have a couple of great shooters and a big guy, but we have that too, so it's just basically the press.
defense everybody good guys pick picked presence
It's good to be back. I thought that just my presence out there would pick guys up, and everybody really picked it up on defense tonight. Defense was the key.
chance drained east future guys locker national room start team win
We were a drained team after the Big East Tournament, but we're energized now. There's only one championship we have a chance to win, and that's this one. What we're doing right now is a springboard to the future for this program. There are guys in this locker room who will win a national championship, and that can all start right here.
career coming definitely ending feeling game hurt imagine last losing louisville played pride remember time
Our pride was hurt the last time we played there. We remember the feeling coming back to Louisville after losing to Pittsburgh, so we definitely wanted to go back and give a better performance. Can you imagine your career ending with a game like Pittsburgh?
final leads led left maybe national
At least I can say I was part of it. It's always a start. Like Reece Gaines when he left (in 2002) and it led to the Final Four. I look at it that way. Maybe for years to come, this leads to a national championship.
gets guards looking point saw top upside
That's my little guy. From day one, I saw the upside in him. Looking at him, you don't think he's much of a player. But when he gets on the floor, I think he'll show he's one of the top point guards in the country.
basketball conference earn good knock people
This isn't like any other conference. If you want to go to the conference tournament, you've got to earn your way there. So that's what we've got to do. We need to go knock some people off and play good basketball and earn our spot.
break coach couple early easy fast forced pressure score stressed
Coach stressed that we had to get out on the fast break more. We got a couple of easy buckets and put pressure on their guards. We forced them into some early turnovers. That's when the score got away from them.
best feeling felt knock
Knock on wood, I'm feeling a lot better, about the best I've felt all season.
ball guys shooting team tough
I think they are a better team than Villanova. Their frontcourt guys are just so physical. With Quinn and those guys shooting the ball the way they do, they are a tough team to play against.
guys team
I think they are a better team than Villanova, because their frontcourt guys are much more physical.
beat
He's been beat up for the years he's been here.