Todd Abernethy
Todd Abernethy
The Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represents the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference. They started the 2015–16 season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford, Mississippi campus, but played their final game in that facility on December 22, 2015. The Rebels opened a new on-campus arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. The Rebels are led by...
feels gone good gotten hard matter
We've gone 10-3 the hard way, I think. But no one can take that away from us. It feels good no matter how we've gotten it.
help hurts imagine losing needs praying rally support weeks
Everyone was just stunned. Everyone just hurts for him. I can't imagine losing a brother. We hugged him. We're here for him; we're praying for him. In the weeks to come we'll just rally around him, support him and do anything he needs to help him get through this time.
choice
We feel pretty embarrassed. But we have no choice but to keep pressing on.
few fired games giving last shows studying
After he got fired with two games left, he could have packed it up and not even come with us. That just shows his character. He's studying film. He was giving everything he had in these last few games.
blame slip
I don't blame him for getting loud. We let this one slip by.
difference establish game guy last post score space takes
It's going to make a big, big difference having Dwayne back. In the last game we didn't establish any post presence, and Dwayne is a guy who takes up a lot of space and can score inside.
blame chances five four lock
It's our fault. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We've had four or five chances to get to No. 15 and haven't been able to lock it down.
confident couple doubts games knew lose state tough won
It's tough when you lose to think you're awesome. I know when we won a couple games in a row, we were so confident going into the (Mississippi) State game we knew we were going to win. Doubts can come in when you're losing.
coach fights hear love matter next plain sad work
It's tough. We love Coach (Barnes), plain and simple. He's put so much into this program. He fights every day and comes to work every day with joy, no matter what. It was sad to hear he won't be with us next year.
best choice
We have no choice but to go to LSU and fight. We have to give it our best shot.
felt game kentucky pressure worried
We felt like Kentucky had pressure on them. This is a big game for them. We really didn't have any pressure, so we weren't worried about losing.
best figure might options start weigh
In everything, you just have to weigh the options and figure out the best thing. For some people, it might be best to leave, start fresh.
best choice man miss rely scoring
He's our big man and we're going to miss him. We go through him and rely on him scoring and rebounding. But we have no choice but to go out and play the best we can without him.
boards came confident controlled felt game great kentucky loose open played pressure second
We really didn't have anything to lose. We felt like Kentucky had pressure on them ? this was a big game for them. We came out loose and free. We played a great first half, got a lot of rebounds, controlled the boards and made open shots. We were really confident going into the second half.