Tommy Amaker Quotes

That play was somewhat of a dagger. But Dee Brown has done that to a lot of people.

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We start five seniors and that is something that we are very proud of going into this NIT tournament. Anytime you get an opportunity to play for a championship, where something is on the line and you have a chance to raise a banner, you have to feel good about it.

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It was a spectacular play. It was a big momentum play. You could see their energy increase. It was demoralizing to us.

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We hope so. Chris being a senior more than anything else, that's what we need, senior play. That doesn't just equate to offensive play. We need senior play, senior players.

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(Horton's) courage, his will and the way he put us on his back offensively was a brilliant, brilliant game for us.

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I really believe the way we've played on the offensive end has really taken the life out of us defensively. This has been my biggest pet peeve about basketball in today's time. It seems to be when players aren't scoring, their energy and life to play the total game isn't there. I think that has hurt us defensively.

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He was just outstanding. He gave us all that he could give us tonight. He kept making plays and making shots.

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Coming off somewhat of a devastating loss, I was proud of how we bounced back and responded.

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I don't think one win or one loss puts you in or takes you out. I really don't believe it works that way. I think the thing that is helpful for us and healthy for us is to focus on what's in front of us. If we can somehow put together a terrific effort and win that first game, then I can say it doesn't hurt our chances for making the NCAA tournament field.

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One possession here or there was going to determine this game for either team. Dee's three-point play late was somewhat of a dagger, but he's done that a few times.

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Courtney did what he's capable of doing around the goal.

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He's a good basketball player, certainly he played very well this afternoon. I think that he was the catalyst that allowed them to get such a big lead early.

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Obviously it was a disappointing ending and loss. You can certainly look at a lot of different stats and reasons but none more telling than 24 turnovers. That was our undoing and it was unfortunate for us. I thought our kids gave great effort, especially our seniors, and I'm very disappointed for them to end their career home game with something like this.

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Daniel Horton has been a catalyst for us all season in so many ways. But certainly one of the differences for us (four-game winning streak) is that we've been able to play 10 players.

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I told him prior to (the Northwestern) game - in front of the team - that it was important for him to stay aggressive, and I wanted him to listen to me and not worry about anything or anybody else, to be aggressive on the floor. Whether or not he listened to me, he looked like he was playing pretty well.

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He had a tremendous floor game, and got everyone involved. It was beautiful to watch him play tonight.

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I wish we could play. When you come off of a disappointing loss, you want to get back at it and get the feeling, the taste out of your mouth.

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It's a very tough league and the way our teams have played all year and now with everyone beating each other in conference play it will only stay that way. This league has shown its mettle over the long haul.

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He gave us solid minutes. We didn't want to play him too much.

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The follow-up of an emotional win or loss is always critical.

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It's a disappointing ending and loss for us today. You can look at a lot of different stats. But nothing is more telling than 24 turnovers. That was our undoing this afternoon.

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