Give Virginia Tech credit. They outplayed us right from the tip. They were more energized for whatever reason.
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It's very important for us. We're known as a team around the league that doesn't play well on the road. We have to get that monkey off our backs.Al Thornton
I feel like we're able to take coaching. You know the coaches are going to raise their voice and they're going to try to challenge you. Now we're taking it in and learning from our mistakes instead of getting mad at the coaches. We understand now that's their job. They're just trying to make us better. We understand they have to win and we have to win. It's just a learning process.
Al Thornton
Hopefully, I can do it. I don't plan on going anywhere. I plan on coming back. I just feel like for me to get better I have to become a better student of the game. There are some areas I have to work on in my game.
Al Thornton
I feel like it's the chemistry. We have a lot of guys who can score the ball and we play to each other's strengths. That's when we're at our best.
Al Thornton
It's not just the coaches who are holding the players accountable. The players, we're holding each other accountable, too. That's a big difference as opposed to last year. We'd be arguing and there would be a lot of negativity. Who was getting the shots Who was getting the minutes Now, we're just together and it doesn't really matter who scores the points.
Al Thornton
I was just trying to celebrate with the fans. I didn't know they were going to rush the court.
Al Thornton
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