Al Thornton Quotes (18 Quotes)

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.

We have a very athletic team and I feel like athletic teams give Duke problems.

To play this hard and this well and still not win, that's tough to take. We'll try to learn from this and get better.

I was just trying to celebrate with the fans. I didn't know they were going to rush the court.

Looking back on the (Boston College) game, we could have easily won. It felt great to go out and score 37 points, but overall, it was a disappointment, because we did not win the game.

It would have meant a lot to us, to beat the No.. 2 team on their home court, that would increase our chances of getting to The Dance. That's where we want to get.

You've just got to give Virginia Tech credit. They were more energized or something.

We just have to be patient and attack the gaps. The main thing is to get what we want.

I think that's the biggest challenge because we definitely thought we were in the NCAA Tournament. Guys really don't want to be in the NIT, but it's something to build on for next year.

We've got great fans, I didn't know they would rush the court with 1.7 seconds left. That was kinda crazy But I love our fans.

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.

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.

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.

Give Virginia Tech credit. They outplayed us right from the tip. They were more energized for whatever reason.

At times, we've played a 38-minute game and lost by one or two. We have to go out and play a 40-minute game.

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.

I feel the team as a whole realizes how important this is, getting these home games and try to put ourselves in a good position so we can get an NCAA Tournament bid.

Part of it was the knee and part of it (was) they did a good job. They had their zone, which was very hard for me to attack and get in the red zone.