Danny Nee Quotes (74 Quotes)

I thought we competed. We came in and we wanted to play a certain way and for most of the night we did. Temple sometimes pushes you out of it.

They are very good. When they make shots, they are even better.

We have to find a way of putting two halves of basketball together.

We're not the team that I thought we had. But we have to play with what we have. We have to figure out a way to win. We have to have a lot of guys play better more of the time.

Right now, I don't have an answer. You've got to knock down shots.

This season has been ... real tough. It's been hard on the kids, hard on the coaches and hard on the fans. This kind of adversity doesn't build character, it reveals character.

I thought we played well. We played hard. We gave a good effort. Pops was really unstoppable. He's a man-child. He's an NBA player, that's for sure.

I was pleased. I know we didn't win the game, but we played a decent basketball game, period. If we didn't, we would have lost by 50 because they were playing at a very high level.

We're trying to make a miserable situation as positive as possible. We want to make it a positive environment in the gym every day the kids come to practice. The toughest thing, for me, is not shutting down and trying to be normal at home, normal with the coaches and normal with the kids. This is not a normal situation. It's very humbling.

I think Greg will find a good quality young coach. This is a very hard job, but not an impossible job.

We're going to have to make (3-pointers). We've got to make eight to 12 to be in the game.

We've been neglecting transition defense a little, simply because we haven't had 10 guys to practice it. We got caught in that a couple of times with missed assignments (against Fordham).

We thought we were climbing back into it, but the way we were shooting the ball ... that's just not good. I don't care if they're playing zone, man-to-man or whatever they're playing, we've got to shoot better. And then we only got to the free-throw line twice in the first half. That's not good either.

We were up eight, and I thought it could have been 15 or 20 if we were more efficient with the basketball. Did we play hard enough in the second half No.

The last eight or nine minutes we got tired, no question about that. I thought we gave a good effort.

The doctor said it's all his pain tolerance. He really pressured me to play (last night). I thought he did a decent job. I thought he gave a great effort and showed a lot of courage.

Since Christmas, we've settled in on a lineup and a rotation. People know their roles. But the competition is going to step up, too. So, we have to get more consistent play from everyone on the floor.

I thought the kids showed up and competed. It was a very high-level college basketball game.

That was as good a half of basketball, offensively and defensively, that we've played all season.

I feel it is best for Duquesne and our players that I move on at this time. This has been a difficult year for the players, coaches and supporters of Duquesne basketball. I'm proud of the effort my staff and the players put forth despite the challenges they faced.

He's totally responsible. He's where he's supposed to be. He's getting the grades. It's so obvious. He takes care of business. Our goal is to have a whole team like that.

We have to get help for McAllister. We need more offense from someone else on the floor. It can't be McAllister carrying us on his shoulders. We need all the other players to get more consistent.

They have some tremendous basketball programs in Philadelphia.

Now we have to get the swelling down. It's a matter of his tolerance.