David Noel Quotes (45 Quotes)

It's so satisfying to know we could do things some people didn't think we could. In some ways, Coach Williams is doing a better job with this team than he did last season. I mean, last season he could sometimes sit back and watch the show. This year he is more calm and has had to teach more. And it has shown.

We did a great job of proving ourselves today against a very capable team. Hopefully, we won't be on the (NCAA) fence. But if we are, hopefully this will be a game they look at.

It wasn't anything like a slight to me. Those were just the facts. We got a chance to let other players play this year, and guys stepped up. Now if they say 'I'm coming back,' my average would be a lot higher than three points.

Man, he gets ridden more than a cowboy riding his horse.

When you get tired, especially in this game, get yourself out of there so we can have fresh people in at all times so we won't have to stop running or take a play off on defense. Against a team like Duke, you can't afford that.

I can't say that it's going to be a repeat of last year or anything like that, but we definitely have the capabilities of going back to the national championship game and even winning it. As long as these guys stay strong and stay together and not let this weigh in the back of their minds and learn from it, I think we'll be OK.

We're not ready to hang it up yet. I think we have six more games left in us.

Big players show up in big times games. That's the type of player he's been all year.

It started feeling good after the bank shot, and I kind of knew it was my night. After that, the ball started feeling really good in my hands. It felt like everything I let go was going to go in, and most of the time it did.

It was a breakdown. I actually told the whole team that we were going to switch everything, but I guess the communication factor didn't pull through as well as I thought it was.

I don't know. For the most part, we've just got to continue doing what we do and doing what we've been doing for the last part of this season. We've got to continue to grow as a team and as individuals to make everything continue to work the way it's been working.

He was kind of down on himself at halftime. He had his head down.

At the beginning of the game, it was just me on him. At times, we would double, and our rotation wasn't the best it should be. Their guards were getting open shots and knocking them down. That hurt us just by his presence in there.

We still feel like this is a big-time game. We've had some stumbles just as well as they have. We're both trying to get back on track and use this game as a booster.

We did a good job of proving ourselves today.

They're going in fearless because they have no idea what to expect. They go out and play their game and do exactly what we need them to do.

Aw, man. It could be a long night.

We're definitely capable of going on a six-game winning streak -- we just did it. We just have to go back and go to work.

I want to wait to bring those windmills out for bigger games, where everyone -- the whole nation -- is watching.

We've had an unexpected season. And, for the most part, if we continue to push the way we're pushing, that'll definitely help us out. Hopefully, we can be closer to home instead of having to travel a far distance.

We got the win. That was the biggest thing. Regardless of how I played, as long as we won, I was going to be all right. But it put the icing on the cake that I played well.

These guys are doing a great job especially on the road. We know when we go on the road it's just us. It almost feels like practice when we don't have our fans cheering for us. We come in with an us-against-the-world attitude, and I think that helps us out a lot.

I just feel like we play a lot better on the road. No pressure. Everybody's expecting us to lose, anyway. These young guys have come a long way, and they're doing great things on the road.

We were definitely trying to give him a lot of room to maneuver down there. For the most part, that was our game plan -- to just spread the floor -- because we knew we were going to have mismatches and to just drive the ball.

I told him that we were going to come down here and get us one. But he had a great performance tonight. He got me in foul trouble early, so I couldn't play him like I wanted to.

I knew my team needed me to step up, and at that time, I was getting some good looks. I just took them, and they went in. For the most part, that was their last run.

We're going to cry about it, be sad, but it just wasn't our time.

Sometimes I think it's because the freshmen aren't used to playing with me. I'm still in a pass-first mode. That's the type of player that I am and that's the type of mode that I'm trying to get out of, because a lot of freshmen look to me to take the shot and sometimes I might see something that they might not see. ... It's just a few chemistry things that we need to take a look at.

Right now, it's still fun to have all these things to do. I don't have too much more to do. Once the season starts it may be a little hectic, but I'm going to be the same person regardless. I consider it to be a blessing.

We tried to take away what they do best and that is shooting 3's. They can really control a game if they are hitting them and take you out of your flow.

I told the guys, 'Look, it's one loss and you're gone now, so we can't afford to make the little mistakes that we have been making all season. We have to execute the best way we can and play the way we have all year.

It was nerve racking. But at the same time, you just want to go out and do the best that you can. For the most part, just try to stay the same player that you've been all year. Don't try to do anything over your head or try to do anything spectacular.

That shows the character of this team. Even when we're not playing as good as we're capable of playing, especially on the road, we can still come out with big victories.

We didn't really play our game today. That's something that we're going to have to stop doing if we're going to get big wins in the ACC.

I'm lost for words. I have no idea what's really going on with this team right now. It's kind of tough. I really don't know what to say to these guys. I don't know. It just hurts.

We still feel like this is a big-time game. We've been looking forward to this all season.

They have guys who take big shots and make big shots. That's all you can ask for.

It was a blast ... to go out like that on senior night. That's a lot of fun, the way we played tonight.

It was fun. I guess they had a good time with it.

I told all the guys who left before me that I would get a win in Cameron. Now that it's over, I can call them up and back my word up.

J.J. is a big-time player. He started off hot, but Marcus was able to get through the screens and be there on the catch. I think that's the biggest thing with J.J., because if you're not there on the catch, he'll look you down and he'll bury it right in your face. That was the biggest thing that Marcus did.

I had high expectations for this team. I felt we could be good and we had realistic goals.

This place is definitely upscale now. They have a lot of big time fans, and we knew it was going to be that way when we got here.

It was fun to make that pact. I knew it probably wouldn't last, and I can't fault those guys. Those guys are in a situation where they can make a living for their families, and they went out on top. They went out as national champions. You can't get much better than that.

We've taken a slide the last couple of games. We're trying to get back to where we were at the beginning of the season. We're trying to get guys having fun, concentrate on doing the right things during the game and playing hard. Even though it's Arizona (and not an ACC team) it's a big game for us confidence-wise and to get back on track.