Mickie DeMoss Quotes (26 Quotes)

It really is madness. This is the standard everyone measures their opening practice by.

It's an honor to be recognized by your peers for your hard work and accomplishments, but it all boils down to the players buying into what you want them to do. You can know all the basketball in the world, but if your team can't commit to play hard and play together, then all that basketball doesn't mean much.

This was a great win for this team and this program. I thought I was sitting here in a dream.

I've been waiting all season to see that. They made me wait until the end.

Michigan State has great size and a great perimeter game as well. They play a very good match-up zone defense. It's going to be a challenge, but that's why we play in the NCAA Tournament. When you get to this point, it gets tougher as the road goes on.

That was a really huge statement. It's a mirror image of what the men have on their side. The administration moved out and the coaches moved in. It's not the office - it's the message that sent.

When nobody else steps up, that messes with a young team's confidence. When (Elliott) went out of the game, the rim got smaller.

I thought both teams started the game very intense. Georgia's athleticism and quickness on the perimeter really forced us into some early turnovers and Georgia was able to covert those turnovers into baskets. Georgia shot extremely well. We couldn't get anything started offensively.

They were able to execute a little bit better down the stretch. We made just a couple of execution mistakes that possibly could have given ourselves some better looks. Our timing was off a little and I don't know if that's youth or just lack of experience being in the NCAA tournament.

Our size has been really good to us. I know that (Moore) has probably tried to figure out how to counter that size. Their post people are really good off the dribble, so I would anticipate that they will pull us out away from the basket.

Hopefully it gave them some time to absorb everything.

It's players against players. If we don't rebound and get back on defense, it won't matter how well I know Pat.

It's a great, great win. It's almost like I'm sitting here in a dream.

I thought early, we let Hand get some good looks with the 3. But I thought as the game progressed, we were able to take away the 3. Our perimeter defense has been pretty solid all year.

They have the longest winning streak in the country. I'd have to think his kids have a lot of confidence right now, and when you get in the tournament, you're certainly going to do anything to try to get your kids motivated.

I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's our youth or the added pressure of playing there.

This is no question, the biggest win as head coach. It's unbelievable and almost surreal.

I think our players had a lot of poise down the stretch, which for the last couple of years we haven't had that. I think we've grown up a lot in the last two to three weeks.

We knew Chattanooga would be a tough team. I was very proud of the way we responded. I thought we did a nice job of sticking to our game plan.

I felt like we could utilize our inside game. I thought Sarah Elliott played a beautiful first half. She knocked down some shots and had a nice touch around the glass.

They're a very powerful team. We'll have to play extremely, extremely well to have a chance.

The crowd was unbelievable. It was so loud.

This is a great win for us. We haven't won here since 2000, and I thought we played hard. We handled their pressure and we really rebounded well. We knew they wouldn't go away they kept coming at us. I am very proud of the way we played and finished the game.

They proved why they're the No. 3 team in the country. They looked like the No. 1 team in the country.

You do the best job you can. She's a player a lot of people think will change the face of women's basketball. She's a phenomenal player.

It feels good to be in this position. It's been awhile for Kentucky. This team is very deserving.