He's out of shape, but for the shape he's in, he played great. He hasn't played basketball in three weeks, but under the circumstances, he played awesome.
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I am impressed with them. They have the toughness to compete in the Big East. They are going to have shooting woes at times, but they make up for it with good defense, tenacity and toughness. They are going to be a tough basketball team.Rick Pitino
I think the week off is a good thing now, especially for David. Resting the knee is important.
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We're gong to stay very positive. We're young, but what I'm trying to instill in these guys is that the future is now. We can make it happen now. If we reach our goal and get six more wins, that would put us at 20-9 and .500 in the league (8-8). Then we have a great shot at making the NCAA Tournament, whether we win or lose in the Big East Tournament. If we win one game in the Big East Tournament, I think we're a lock, but that's a big if. But if we can play like we did against Villanova, it's certainly possible.
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Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
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The one thing I learned about well-coached teams like this that control the ball is, don't worry about it, their style of play is going to win out. Just be fundamentally sound and don't get anxious and foul. Contain the basketball and rebound and that's what we did.
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Andre is a 51 percent shooter and we were trying to miss that. I think I should have just told him to miss it.
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