Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
basketball college played playing teams
Real college basketball begins. Now it's 'get after it.' The teams we played were great, but now the teams we're playing are much tougher. We have to be ready.
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.
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.
basketball bless final gods tick until
It's not over until the final tick of the clock. Hopefully, the basketball gods will bless us.
behind closed hard tried trying
Behind closed doors, he's an All-American. When he first got here, he tried so hard to just play the right way. Now he's just going out there and trying to play his game.
ball dame great played saw shot stop
If you saw the Villanova game, we played a great game. They just shot the ball tremendously. There is nothing you can do about that. At the same time, we have to stop Notre Dame from the three-point line. If we do that, we'll be in great shape.
built chance good guys lose lost momentum ncaa next win york
If you go into the NCAA and lose a game, then the season's over and there's no momentum built into the next year. You can say you went to the tournament, but you lost in the first round. But now you can say we have a chance to go to New York and win a championship, so guys can feel good about it.
heart shows
I didn't think he would ever play again. And for him to be back here playing, that shows his heart and dedication.
hold hurting
He said I wasn't going to play in this game. I'll never let something like this hold me down. If I'm hurting the team, I won't play. But if I can help, I'll play.
game games home losing lost option saying
We keep saying every game is crucial. We've lost some games at home. Losing at home is not an option now.
playing shows surprised took
The only thing that surprised me was that it took so long to come back. That shows how well they were playing. We were playing great, and they never folded. We had to take it from them.
fight
We've got to fight now. There's nothing else to it but to fight.
We've just got to learn. That's all we can do.