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Playing better competition never hurts. I think you need to be fair with your program. ... I'm a true believer in playing real competition ... and it makes it easier for them to play with the talent level is closer to their ability.

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Not a lot of people would play the type of schedule we play. These are pay games not winnable games. The business of basketball is different for us. We take these games to make x amount of dollars to keep our program running.

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I now know that chemistry is more important than talent. They adhered to a system, played hard and started to have success. The six wins represent super success.

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Normally, on the road we don't hit shots. We get to a point in the game where we hit a drought and don't score for a while, and then we start missing free throws and the next thing you know we're hanging our heads. Tonight, we shot the ball with confidence. That was the difference.

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They'll have to practice for about 10 days before I play them. They will need to get in shape and prove they're willing to sacrifice before they get back on the court.

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Going 8, 9, 10 minutes without scoring a field goal is not our problem. The problem is Howard was able to score against us. Usually our defense limits people from scoring.

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He has become a vocal leader, he works hard and he handles discipline.

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I love the way my kids compete. To be short-handed and fight the way they fight, you just have to love coaching this team.

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I love the guys in that locker room because they have fought through everything.

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Basically, we started the year without our top player from last year, and then we lost two of our top three scorers already this year. If we've had any kind of luck, it's been bad luck.

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I knew our struggles would help us enjoy the good times. These young men have been through a lot this year, but they didn't make excuses. They just went out and executed, and now we're on a pretty good roll.

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I think it was an omen.

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My alma mater, the University of Louisville, would not play the schedule we have. If we played their schedule in our gym, we'd have three or four wins by now.

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He hadn't played in the last two games, and he tried to play today. He was just out of sync and we can't have that.

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I really shouldn't be telling you this, but any time a team presses me, it's to my advantage.

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It's hard to get up for a team that only has six players. Their roster includes some good players. They are a lot like us in that they have some kids struggling with grades, but like us they haven't made excuses, and you saw that tonight in the way they played us.

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