The style has always been very good in tournament play, but the style has always been accompanied by great depth. In the past, I've had teams with 10 guys playing double-digit minutes. This year, for the first time in my career, we've only played seven. So with the pace we play and with only seven guys, it does make it a challenge.
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We're not communicating. We're capable of defending better. I call it having a sense of urgency. You need it this part of the season.
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I wanted them to learn to not take any possessions off, just trying to be as intense as we can. We try to play eight or nine people, keep people fresh so we can be as disruptive defensively as we can.
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The difference was Andre Patterson. He was in foul trouble early the first time we played (South Carolina) and wasn't able to be as aggressive underneath as he was this time.
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