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...what we've done.
Here are my notes from Pitino and Fran. I'm transcribing and will have a few players quotes up shortly:
Richard Pitino:
• I didn't think we could find a more heartbreaking way to lose than what we've done….proud of the guys, they fought back, showed great heart.
• Didn't really know how much time they'd get on the last play (refs came in during the timeout and told them)
• They were just worrying too much, feeling like we're better than 0-5. There are guys in that locker room that were balling and crying. We showed really good heart.
• We're small, and they have really good length. We played looser in the 2nd half, we were really tight in the 1sthalf. I was worried about that because we've been so close. I know our guys believe we're better than this.
• Mathieu did have time to get off a lay-up…I didn't think he had it. I was pretty locked in on it.
• Mason is a really really good player, and he does things that good player. I wanted to play him more.
• I wanted to play Joey a little less, maybe Joey was fresher down the stretch. That 4 spot, we need to keep developing, we need to keep developing Charles Buggs.
• I thought at halftime we regrouped, and said "relax, guys." We need to lock it in, narrow our focus, and keep working hard.
• I thought Mo was giving us more (starting him the 2nd half).
• On new starters - I'm trying to kind of light a fire under them defensively. I want to get him in at the end of the game. He's (Morris) a warrior, he wants to win so badly, There are no moral victories, but we believe we're going to break through.
• The Michigan game was weird, and I was probably rude to you guys, so I apologize. We couldn't figure that out, we were doing wacky things in that game. This was the toughest loss. They're working hard, and giving great effort.
• Andre is the only guy that's really consistently played for 3 years. I think they're working hard and are really good kids.
• On Andre - Seniors are tough, in my opinion, they stress too much about next year, they all do it. Maybe that's what it is. I do think that everyone is expecting too much out of him. I think he's doing a lot of really good things. He gives us great effort every day, so I can't fault him. Looking back, a few of his shots weren't a great selection. He's competing and defending.
• On the Iowa last shot - we're in a bit of a bind, because he's probably our best perimeter defender, and he did what he could, I think he made a tough shot. (Andre)
• At halftime, I talked a lot, I was really positive. At the 1st timeout of the 2nd half, I said I'm not talking, you guys talk. They've got the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Fran McCaffery:
• I'm a graduate of the Wharton school of business, and I can add, there wasn't 6.1 seconds left.
• Those kids kept coming. They were sharing the ball with different guys. We got enough stops to win, but not a lot.
• We softened a little defensively, we just softened enough. To their credit, they effectively attacked the different defenses we had. They moved the ball and didn't get impatient, it's a credit to those guys.
• We're big, and they're small and quick. When you erase a 17 point lead and go up by 4, you think you're in a good position.
• On the last play if he thought Mathieu made it in time - when it happened, I didn't notice. I was upset by how we guarded the play. I wasn't thinking if he got it in in time. They called it no good, and reviewed it and it was no good. You've got to give that kid credit, we put 2 guys on him, that's how difficult he is to get under control
• I thought we were softer than we needed to be, there was some fatigue there. I was trying to figure out if we were better in man or zone and it didn't come clear to me, neither one was working during that stretch (coming back from 17 down).
• On if he was surprised by the starting lineup? No. He basically announced it, didn't he? I read it in the paper. You didn't know who it was going to be, but he said he was going to shake it up, and he did.
• I will tell you this, I really like Richard's team, I told him that before the game. They could have easily been 3-1 coming into this game. The schedule wasn't kind to them. These young guys are coming around. They could be 5-5 a few weeks from now. That's what this league is.
Here are my notes from Pitino and Fran. I'm transcribing and will have a few players quotes up shortly:
Richard Pitino:
• I didn't think we could find a more heartbreaking way to lose than what we've done….proud of the guys, they fought back, showed great heart.
• Didn't really know how much time they'd get on the last play (refs came in during the timeout and told them)
• They were just worrying too much, feeling like we're better than 0-5. There are guys in that locker room that were balling and crying. We showed really good heart.
• We're small, and they have really good length. We played looser in the 2nd half, we were really tight in the 1sthalf. I was worried about that because we've been so close. I know our guys believe we're better than this.
• Mathieu did have time to get off a lay-up…I didn't think he had it. I was pretty locked in on it.
• Mason is a really really good player, and he does things that good player. I wanted to play him more.
• I wanted to play Joey a little less, maybe Joey was fresher down the stretch. That 4 spot, we need to keep developing, we need to keep developing Charles Buggs.
• I thought at halftime we regrouped, and said "relax, guys." We need to lock it in, narrow our focus, and keep working hard.
• I thought Mo was giving us more (starting him the 2nd half).
• On new starters - I'm trying to kind of light a fire under them defensively. I want to get him in at the end of the game. He's (Morris) a warrior, he wants to win so badly, There are no moral victories, but we believe we're going to break through.
• The Michigan game was weird, and I was probably rude to you guys, so I apologize. We couldn't figure that out, we were doing wacky things in that game. This was the toughest loss. They're working hard, and giving great effort.
• Andre is the only guy that's really consistently played for 3 years. I think they're working hard and are really good kids.
• On Andre - Seniors are tough, in my opinion, they stress too much about next year, they all do it. Maybe that's what it is. I do think that everyone is expecting too much out of him. I think he's doing a lot of really good things. He gives us great effort every day, so I can't fault him. Looking back, a few of his shots weren't a great selection. He's competing and defending.
• On the Iowa last shot - we're in a bit of a bind, because he's probably our best perimeter defender, and he did what he could, I think he made a tough shot. (Andre)
• At halftime, I talked a lot, I was really positive. At the 1st timeout of the 2nd half, I said I'm not talking, you guys talk. They've got the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Fran McCaffery:
• I'm a graduate of the Wharton school of business, and I can add, there wasn't 6.1 seconds left.
• Those kids kept coming. They were sharing the ball with different guys. We got enough stops to win, but not a lot.
• We softened a little defensively, we just softened enough. To their credit, they effectively attacked the different defenses we had. They moved the ball and didn't get impatient, it's a credit to those guys.
• We're big, and they're small and quick. When you erase a 17 point lead and go up by 4, you think you're in a good position.
• On the last play if he thought Mathieu made it in time - when it happened, I didn't notice. I was upset by how we guarded the play. I wasn't thinking if he got it in in time. They called it no good, and reviewed it and it was no good. You've got to give that kid credit, we put 2 guys on him, that's how difficult he is to get under control
• I thought we were softer than we needed to be, there was some fatigue there. I was trying to figure out if we were better in man or zone and it didn't come clear to me, neither one was working during that stretch (coming back from 17 down).
• On if he was surprised by the starting lineup? No. He basically announced it, didn't he? I read it in the paper. You didn't know who it was going to be, but he said he was going to shake it up, and he did.
• I will tell you this, I really like Richard's team, I told him that before the game. They could have easily been 3-1 coming into this game. The schedule wasn't kind to them. These young guys are coming around. They could be 5-5 a few weeks from now. That's what this league is.
