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Here are some post-game notes, as always, not verbatim. Loving that 8 game winning streak, now we just need to make it 9!!!
Tim Miles:
• Tonight they just got us inside, we didn't have a great match-up for Murphy after Jacobson went out. We couldn’t keep Reggie off the baseline. He did such a good job protecting the rim. You can't be that ineffective, 33% at the rim, but they had something to do with that.
• Miles on Nebraska player confidence: These young guys, their confidence goes about as long as their timeline on Twitter. I didn't see a real strong voice out there.
• Talk about last year when you were up on the Gophers- Miles: Yeah, we were up 38 points. I use that in recruiting, not anymore.
• They're our neighbors, well, they're closer than Rutgers.
• Miles on a saying he learned from his days at Southwest - As I walk through the Valley of Death, I should fear no evil…that's what Murphy looks like, Mason looks like, tough minded, play aggressive, nothing gets to them.
• I knew MN would be better, I knew what Amir could bring to the table, I knew what Richard and Ben thought of Reggie - I still blame Pat Dorsey for letting him to go IL St - I thought he was a game changer. The big thing was bringing Springs late, because McBrayer wasn't showing that 3 consistently, Mason wasn't either. We probably should of doubled Murphy earlier. They make you make a lot of tough decisions. Tonight, we didn't make enough good ones.
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Pitino:
• I look at what we went through, there's a lot of players that would have transferred, and all those guys believed we were going to be better, and took ownership. People run off the hills with us, and I don't blame them. We said "this is on us" to fix.
• McBrayer - He's been terrific, he was terrific again tonight, a great dunk I'm sure he's excited about, we've got great depth. I think Dupree will explode next year when he puts on a little weight.
• Pitino on Murphy: He's knowing who he is. He's rebounding the ball, had some really good dunks, I thought he was terrific. It's just a mentality switch. When we spoke about it, I gave him the truth as I saw it. Some people fight it and he didn’t' fight it. It's him that did it.
• Most satisfying - The wins have been really good. I like to say it's been effecting people's lives, but it's the wins. Their chemistry is really evolving, they like being around each other, playing with each other. They're committed to getting better. I've been on some runs, and it ends and goes away, so you need to enjoy the journey.
• Mason - he was really good, he just found a way to get buy guys, he was crafty with the ball and at the rim. As tough as last year was, that was good for him.
• Selflessness - 4 games in a row of 80+ points, they're sharing it. Guys are looking for each other, you can tell these guys like playing with each other.
• I thought we were playing good basketball, we didn't play in that 1st loss against MSU, but other than that, we were playing good basketball. The thing I'm the most proud of is that our guys kept their poise.
• Sid: Hey, are you going to arrange with your Dad…Pitino: He just lost, he's in a bad mood. I'm going to try. ]
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Nate Mason:
• Akeem helped me a lot, he helped Murphy a lot. He's one of the greatest leaders I've been around.
• We've gotta beat Wisconsin (he said this over again).
• Selfless play - We're all just clicking right now, we started in Feb/March, that comes with a lot of repetition and practice.
Jordan Murphy:
• Impact of the front court - Nebraska has some really good rebounding bigs, after a while, we just had to make a competitive adjustment. It was going to be a war, we knew that coming in.
• On his game changing - I just had to figure out where my real identity was on the team. It came with rebounding. I'm a pretty good rebounder. I think I was fighting it a little bit, Coach told me I was going to be a lot happier if I focused on things I'm good at.
• On his 1st dunk - It was just a big mental thing, get the energy going with the crowd. I guess that's what I was thinking.
• Coming from last year, you can see the growth that we've had over the last year, the returners never forget last season.
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Tim Miles:
• Tonight they just got us inside, we didn't have a great match-up for Murphy after Jacobson went out. We couldn’t keep Reggie off the baseline. He did such a good job protecting the rim. You can't be that ineffective, 33% at the rim, but they had something to do with that.
• Miles on Nebraska player confidence: These young guys, their confidence goes about as long as their timeline on Twitter. I didn't see a real strong voice out there.
• Talk about last year when you were up on the Gophers- Miles: Yeah, we were up 38 points. I use that in recruiting, not anymore.
• They're our neighbors, well, they're closer than Rutgers.
• Miles on a saying he learned from his days at Southwest - As I walk through the Valley of Death, I should fear no evil…that's what Murphy looks like, Mason looks like, tough minded, play aggressive, nothing gets to them.
• I knew MN would be better, I knew what Amir could bring to the table, I knew what Richard and Ben thought of Reggie - I still blame Pat Dorsey for letting him to go IL St - I thought he was a game changer. The big thing was bringing Springs late, because McBrayer wasn't showing that 3 consistently, Mason wasn't either. We probably should of doubled Murphy earlier. They make you make a lot of tough decisions. Tonight, we didn't make enough good ones.
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Pitino:
• I look at what we went through, there's a lot of players that would have transferred, and all those guys believed we were going to be better, and took ownership. People run off the hills with us, and I don't blame them. We said "this is on us" to fix.
• McBrayer - He's been terrific, he was terrific again tonight, a great dunk I'm sure he's excited about, we've got great depth. I think Dupree will explode next year when he puts on a little weight.
• Pitino on Murphy: He's knowing who he is. He's rebounding the ball, had some really good dunks, I thought he was terrific. It's just a mentality switch. When we spoke about it, I gave him the truth as I saw it. Some people fight it and he didn’t' fight it. It's him that did it.
• Most satisfying - The wins have been really good. I like to say it's been effecting people's lives, but it's the wins. Their chemistry is really evolving, they like being around each other, playing with each other. They're committed to getting better. I've been on some runs, and it ends and goes away, so you need to enjoy the journey.
• Mason - he was really good, he just found a way to get buy guys, he was crafty with the ball and at the rim. As tough as last year was, that was good for him.
• Selflessness - 4 games in a row of 80+ points, they're sharing it. Guys are looking for each other, you can tell these guys like playing with each other.
• I thought we were playing good basketball, we didn't play in that 1st loss against MSU, but other than that, we were playing good basketball. The thing I'm the most proud of is that our guys kept their poise.
• Sid: Hey, are you going to arrange with your Dad…Pitino: He just lost, he's in a bad mood. I'm going to try. ]
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Nate Mason:
• Akeem helped me a lot, he helped Murphy a lot. He's one of the greatest leaders I've been around.
• We've gotta beat Wisconsin (he said this over again).
• Selfless play - We're all just clicking right now, we started in Feb/March, that comes with a lot of repetition and practice.
Jordan Murphy:
• Impact of the front court - Nebraska has some really good rebounding bigs, after a while, we just had to make a competitive adjustment. It was going to be a war, we knew that coming in.
• On his game changing - I just had to figure out where my real identity was on the team. It came with rebounding. I'm a pretty good rebounder. I think I was fighting it a little bit, Coach told me I was going to be a lot happier if I focused on things I'm good at.
• On his 1st dunk - It was just a big mental thing, get the energy going with the crowd. I guess that's what I was thinking.
• Coming from last year, you can see the growth that we've had over the last year, the returners never forget last season.
Dick Jonckowski signs off for the final time after 31 years behind the mic:
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