Alando Tucker Quotes (31 Quotes)

We knew we were going to jump back into the Big Ten. It was tough taking that loss but you can't think about it. That's one of the things we've been doing so good as a team. We've been able to recover and bounce back really well.

We talked about old times, about high school. James is a good friend of mine. Whenever we get a chance to meet and talk we do. So, it was along the lines of that and just wishing each other good luck.

You look at their faces after a loss, it's tough. You lose one at home in the Big Ten, it's always tough. You have to realize that this is still early.

That's how you win games, if you attack and you're aggressive. The Northwestern game, we watched that and saw where we had a lot of opportunities where we could (have) and we didn't attack.

We talked after the game, but that's enough talking. We just have to go out there and get it done now. We can't say anything else about it. Everybody's been making excuses about the losses that we have (after) losing Greg and Marcus, but with my teammates, I have a lot of confidence in them. I think they have confidence in themselves, too. We just have to start showing it now.

We just weren't finishing. But we wanted to stick with our game plan. There was plenty of time left.

Once the week started, we were past it. That's what we had to prepare ourselves mentally for.

We need everybody in the lanes, getting a body on somebody. When you're playing guys who are long and athletic like Pitt, coach (Bo) Ryan says you can still stop them by putting a body on guys.

That's how you win games - if you're attacking, aggressive. That was a big concentration coming into the game.

I could breathe. I didn't need windshield wipers this game. It feels good. I feel back to normal. I didn't have any pain.

The shots we took, as horrible as they were, that set it up for them to push it up faster instead of trying to make them work, get some fouls and get to the line or make some shots - and then they can't push it as fast. I think they forced us into some shots and that's their type of game...Early, that's what we did. We just played into their hands.

It feels good. Jeez, it's like lifting some weights up off your back.

They are accepting it. We know what we have and we just have to work from there.

I think it's motivation to show these younger guys that hard work pays off, to show that what we've been doing in these past few years has worked. And if it's worked in the past, it can work in the present.

It's great to be named All-Big Ten, it's a wonderful honor. It's all thanks to my team, because if it wasn't for my teammates I wouldn't get any accolades. It's not an individual award, it's a team award.

They're two freshmen but they're out on the floor closing out a game. It just shows the confidence that he's got (in them).

The name of a team doesn't scare me. The name of a player doesn't scare me. It's an opportunity for us to win a ballgame.

It's always bad when you have to lose guys. Him being my best friend, it's really hard to see him have to hang up his jersey. He has a great career ahead of him.

With some of the things that happened in the past and earlier in the season, I knew we were going to go through a tough stretch. We have to stay strong. ... we can't give up. We have to keep fighting (and) keep competing every night.

The main thing is we can't focus on what they're going through and hope we get a win out of taking advantage of that.

It's only just begun. I don't want the guys to start thinking we're going to walk into games and get victories. The madness is just starting.

They never stopped. Every time it seemed like I made a cut or touched (the ball), I was seeing two or more guys coming.

It was a burden a lot of players put on their shoulders that they had to do certain things. That's just hard. After losing those guys, we knew it would be tough given the numbers that we had playing against other teams that were as experienced or more experienced and had four or five seniors. We knew it was going to be a tough battle and we just wanted to stick it out.

This is our last opportunity. We have to realize that. Everybody has to look in the mirror and realize we have to put it together. We don't get a second chance. We have to do it now. That's my mind frame I'm taking into the game.

They did a great job everyone saw it. Just closing out the game, for them to step up and rebound and make big plays defensively, that's what we need. If we're going to be a great team, you need that, and those two guys did a heck of a job.

We were trying to size them up. We didn't want to come out too fast. We saw where we were wearing them down. That's where we wanted to pick it up coming out of the media timeout. We really wanted to get the crowd into it and use it to our advantage.

Defensively, his confidence is really growing. Everything coach tells him he gets done.

We have to close out as strong as we can. It's a chance for us to get a Big Ten championship, depending on how things go. We have to make sure we close out hard and do everything possible as much as we can to put ourselves in position in these last games.

That's one of the things coach Ryan has been trying to get through to some of my teammates - when to attack... he always says when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em. I think that's what we're still learning and still recognizing as a team, as a group.

Those are crucial minutes. We wanted to get a good start because we didn't want this game to resemble the Milwaukee game.

We've got to get stronger. A lot of guys have got to get quicker. This is definitely a motivation game to show guys we have to step our game up another level, another notch.