Rich McBride asked out of the game early. He said he couldn't breathe. I thought, 'Oh, great. James is out with foul trouble, Dee is nervous and Rich can't breathe.' I smelled a disaster coming.
Rich McBride asked out of the game early. He said he couldn't breathe. I thought, 'Oh, great. James is out with foul trouble, Dee is nervous and Rich can't breathe.' I smelled a disaster coming.
They're hurt depth-wise. We're catching them --I don't know if it's a vulnerable time --but when there's probably some doubt in their mind. The home crowd might get them going. The key will be if we can get off to a good start and get them to doubt themselves a little bit.
Both of those guys have to fight through that. There's a big weight on their back, but it does no good to sit there and worry about it. You have to let loose and play. But that's easier said than done. There's a lot on their minds.
James has progressed probably faster than we thought. He's a pretty good healer. We're hoping he can start some stuff on the court next week, maybe some light-contact stuff.
He's a kid who analyzes everything. He has deep thoughts, sometimes too much for basketball. As a responsible student, citizen and person, you love him.
We could have gone undefeated in the regular season and lost in the first or second round and felt like a failure. This year, in my mind, we're a little bit of an underdog. If we make a great run, we would be surprising some people.
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