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Michigan had guys on that team that were in the National Championship game last year.
As always, my notes are typed live, not verbatim. I will tell you, Pitino was pretty upbeat and positive, but the guys in the locker room took this hard. It was more upset than they usually are.
Here you go:
DeAndre Mathieu:
We didn't make plays they did in the clutch
At the end of the game, there were 2 crucial turnovers, and the pg isn't suppose to make those (referring to himself).
Coach was happy with the way we were playing, we just stopped rebounding. We pride ourselves on playing harder than the other team and our rebounding.
When asked about a size disadvantage for rebounding - There is no size disadvantage, we'll play harder.
Elliott Eliason:
We couldn't make plays defensively down the stretch
You hate to learn the hard way, but sometimes that's the way you have to learn.
I just know the back door killed us, that was a tough one to swallow
(On getting 4 fouls) What are you going to do? You have 4 fouls...that eats at me to be quite honest.
Austin Hollins
We just got to stick together as a team, we can't hang our heads on a loss like this.*
(On his shooting) It was frustrating, I tried to do a lot defensible to help the team
Keep our heads up, we can't hang our heads on this one loss.*
Richard Pitino:
• Certainly a disappointing loss, at the end of the game when they had opportunities to make big plays, they did, and we didn't. We told them don't get back door, we got back door. There is a lot that we can learn from and get better from, and there was a lot that we did well.
• Eliason was doing a really good job, 10 boards in 24 minutes. Oto gave us a lot on the glass, so did Mathieu. There are definitely a lot of positives to take.
• Probably a little bit of both - we chart challenged shots, which are a less than 30% shots, and we took 8 of them. They played very good defense.
• I just told them, I know you all wanted to start the B1G season with a win at home, but this is a marathon, not a sprint. They have guys on that team that were in the National Championship game last year.
• (On balancing Eliason with fouls) I think that's the whole game, because of the fouls, that's what it's become, staying aggressive without fouling. I don't know if there are questionable calls that he could be smarter at. We made a lot of mistakes, but still had the chance to tie it and send it into OT at the end of the game.
• It's all about patience, I know that's a bad word in sports, it's all about recruiting. You've gotta stay positive, we understand who we are, our strengths and weaknesses. It's all about recruiting.
• On Smith - I wanted to play small, but their 2's and 3's were big, we're going to run into that. Malik has always been that guy, he stepped up and knocked down those 3 FT's like there was no one in the gym. He's fearless. He was very helpful, we wouldn't have been in the position we were in at the end of the game without him.
• Robinson - I think he's a really good player, and I never want to see guys go out. They had guys that stepped up, you've gotta give them credit, they won the game, we didn't lose the game.
• On Austin - when I look back at the film, I'll probably be frustrated with 3 boards. But those guys have carried us (the Hollinses).
• Mathieu had 5 turnovers in crucial moments, but you can't put it on him, because he's carried us. TO's is a factor, a major issue.
• It happened right in front of us, I knew it wasn't our ball, I would have liked to have been told a little sooner.
• Pitino said last play had option of either Mathieu or Smith. He said he thought Wolverines were going to foul in that situation
As always, my notes are typed live, not verbatim. I will tell you, Pitino was pretty upbeat and positive, but the guys in the locker room took this hard. It was more upset than they usually are.
Here you go:
DeAndre Mathieu:
We didn't make plays they did in the clutch
At the end of the game, there were 2 crucial turnovers, and the pg isn't suppose to make those (referring to himself).
Coach was happy with the way we were playing, we just stopped rebounding. We pride ourselves on playing harder than the other team and our rebounding.
When asked about a size disadvantage for rebounding - There is no size disadvantage, we'll play harder.
Elliott Eliason:
We couldn't make plays defensively down the stretch
You hate to learn the hard way, but sometimes that's the way you have to learn.
I just know the back door killed us, that was a tough one to swallow
(On getting 4 fouls) What are you going to do? You have 4 fouls...that eats at me to be quite honest.
Austin Hollins
We just got to stick together as a team, we can't hang our heads on a loss like this.*
(On his shooting) It was frustrating, I tried to do a lot defensible to help the team
Keep our heads up, we can't hang our heads on this one loss.*
Richard Pitino:
• Certainly a disappointing loss, at the end of the game when they had opportunities to make big plays, they did, and we didn't. We told them don't get back door, we got back door. There is a lot that we can learn from and get better from, and there was a lot that we did well.
• Eliason was doing a really good job, 10 boards in 24 minutes. Oto gave us a lot on the glass, so did Mathieu. There are definitely a lot of positives to take.
• Probably a little bit of both - we chart challenged shots, which are a less than 30% shots, and we took 8 of them. They played very good defense.
• I just told them, I know you all wanted to start the B1G season with a win at home, but this is a marathon, not a sprint. They have guys on that team that were in the National Championship game last year.
• (On balancing Eliason with fouls) I think that's the whole game, because of the fouls, that's what it's become, staying aggressive without fouling. I don't know if there are questionable calls that he could be smarter at. We made a lot of mistakes, but still had the chance to tie it and send it into OT at the end of the game.
• It's all about patience, I know that's a bad word in sports, it's all about recruiting. You've gotta stay positive, we understand who we are, our strengths and weaknesses. It's all about recruiting.
• On Smith - I wanted to play small, but their 2's and 3's were big, we're going to run into that. Malik has always been that guy, he stepped up and knocked down those 3 FT's like there was no one in the gym. He's fearless. He was very helpful, we wouldn't have been in the position we were in at the end of the game without him.
• Robinson - I think he's a really good player, and I never want to see guys go out. They had guys that stepped up, you've gotta give them credit, they won the game, we didn't lose the game.
• On Austin - when I look back at the film, I'll probably be frustrated with 3 boards. But those guys have carried us (the Hollinses).
• Mathieu had 5 turnovers in crucial moments, but you can't put it on him, because he's carried us. TO's is a factor, a major issue.
• It happened right in front of us, I knew it wasn't our ball, I would have liked to have been told a little sooner.
• Pitino said last play had option of either Mathieu or Smith. He said he thought Wolverines were going to foul in that situation
