Brad Buckman Quotes (30 Quotes)

I was just glad to be back on the court. I haven't played a full game in a while, so it was nice to finish one off.

The fans chanting 'Texas fight' were as loud as those at a football game. The atmosphere was incredible. Every time we scored a basket, I couldn't hear myself think because the crowd was so loud. We played so hard, and it made it so much more exciting to cut down the nets in front of all of our fans.

He's got a huge upside. He's aggressive. He's going to be good -- real good.

We've been really great at times. We just have to find out what it takes to be that team all the time.

Guys that are that tall are going to try to block shots all the time. He is going to get better. He knows what he's got to do. We need him in the game at all times.

There are times in a game where we completely abandon what we typically do and just start running plays for Daniel because he's been so hot.

P.J. used to get on guys pretty hard in practice for making a mistake, and he'd kind of leave them there to stew about it. Now, he gets on them but also helps teach them how to correct the mistake.

That's the toughest environment I've ever been in for college basketball. To see that many people in that environment so quiet, it was priceless.

Big Baby, he's just a load down there. Some of his moves are incredible.

Look, it's a long season and we had a young team and guys get tired at times. But we've played well lately. Our guys aren't settling. Our goal is to win the national championship.

The environment was incredible in San Antonio. We're excited to be back in Dallas, and expect to have a fun crowd.

It was something I had to at least try. Joe's a load down low. I felt like it was the right time to try it and it worked.

I'm just happy to be out on the court. I realize how good this team is. It's been very frustrating, but I just have to persevere. I'll do anything to play.

Nine times out of 10, I'd give P.J. the ball. He's shown he can get the job done. There's no way I'd pick anybody else. (AM) is a big deal, but the guy has meant so much to the program. He's an incredible player.

We like the more physical game and going up and down as fast we can. We get the best game from everybody every time we play. It's been a battle the whole time.

He's incredible, a tremendous athlete and I just love watching him play. Playing with him is a treat. I look up to the guy and you don't normally look up to younger guys. The injury made him even stronger.

It's incredible seeing a kid his age never be content with how good he is. He can push you and keep you focused.

Texas basketball is on the map.

He's a tremendous athlete. Just for being a freshman he's got a huge upside. And he's aggressive. He can rebound the ball. He is going to be good, man, he's going to be real good.

There are so many memories from that year. Playing the regional in San Antonio was one of the craziest environments I've ever been in. It was an unbelievable situation. Then walking on the court in front of 50,000 people at the Final Four was something else. I've never been in front of a crowd that big.

The kid is mature beyond his years. He's so focused on what he wants to do that I've actually learned a lot from him, and I'm the senior.

Nine times out of 10, I'd give P.J. the ball.

I think it's very important this time of year. KP and I are the most experienced players on this team. We've seen everything. We have to bring it every night and show the younger guys what it takes.

I've seen his shot go from average to really good. He's not a guy you want to leave open anymore.

We just have to slow him down as much as we can. We have to be there on the catch and make him do something else besides shoot the three.

Everybody makes fun of me. They'll say, 'Oh, you're not practicing today' Big surprise. Sometimes, I think I should sit on the side with a cold drink.

It was my last game. Maybe I should have been thinking about that during the games where I've struggled recently. But I just wanted to do the best I could and leave it all on the court. I thought I did that today. I'm sorry it wasn't enough to win.

I was obviously glad to be out on the court. Because I shot the ball way too much.

They had balloons in the rafters, ready to go down after they won. To see their fans after that loss, it was pretty amazing. Of course, Oklahoma did the same thing to us last year on senior night.

It has to be gang defense. In other years, when we were better on defense, it was because of a team effort.