Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean
Taquan Deanis an American professional basketball player who currently plays for San Sebastián Gipuzkoa of the Liga ACB...
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?
best feeling felt knock
Knock on wood, I'm feeling a lot better, about the best I've felt all season.
beat
He's been beat up for the years he's been here.
beat came coming couple losses needed shows stayed team teammates youth
Our losses have been coming at the end of games. That shows the youth of this team. We got beat by a better team today. Even with me hurting, my teammates stayed in the game. It came down to a couple possessions at the end where we needed stops, and we didn't get them.
bobby far high interest liked school since talked took worked
He didn't live far away from my high school (in New Jersey). He liked the way I worked and took an interest in me for some reason. He recommended me to Bobby Knight. But I haven't talked to him since he's been in Dallas.
I thought it was good, it just didn't fall.
lose smart
We had our chances, and we didn't do things very smart at the end. We didn't have to lose this game, and that's what hurts.
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.
andre chance chances given gotten missed nice pass rebound stretch win
We executed really well down the stretch to have a chance. It would've been nice if Andre could have missed that and given me a chance to win the game, but you never know. You don't know if we'd have gotten the rebound or been able to get the pass out. We had other chances to win.
best exactly hearing knew leaders necessary
That was amazing. He's one of the best leaders in sports. He just told us that it's all about team, that there can be no egos, and you just have to do whatever's necessary to win. After hearing that, I knew that's exactly what we had to do.
against crowd road
That's the road for you. Once you get the crowd going against you everything comes out of joint.
east full last
This is my last year, I don't want to play in the NIT and not even make the Big East tournament. We have to go full throttle.