Donald Copeland Quotes (31 Quotes)

We finished seventh in a league of 16 teams, the best league in the country. You finish in the first half, it's got to mean something, especially with the talent of the Big East.

He's done so much for me. He's good for the program and does everything in life by the book. He's a good man with a good knowledge of basketball, but more importantly, he's just a very good man.

I have to admit it. I broke into tears. I was so happy. I guess this shows what hard work could do.

For all the adversity he faced this year, he never once made it about him, it was always about the team. Considering all the circumstances he was under, I can only imagine that was extremely hard.

Sometimes guys are coming from places where they're not used to anybody saying anything to them. Regardless of how anybody's going to take it, when you feel like something needs to be said, you just say it.

All year we faced adversity and we were doubted. But the coaches and players never quit. That says something about the character of our team.

Our offense wasn't an issue. We didn't execute the game plan. We lost focus, leaving shooters to go help elsewhere.

All those guys, they're winners. You put all of that together, the time is now for them.

He was definitely down. Especially since they came so close. It has to hurt more coming so close.

I think it started with our defense and getting open shots. We shared the ball well and when you start off well in transition the half-court becomes easier.

I think they were a little bit surprised. We hadn't won on the road yet, they were undefeated at home. We lost to Duke by 53, they lost to them by four. But we have confidence that we're a good team. We're obviously a different team from the time we played at Duke.

We can't let teams score 89 points on us and expect to win every game, but when it came down to it we gutted it out, we didn't give up, and this team has been like that tall year. There's too much at stake and we believe in ourselves.

They're a good team. They share the ball well, they run good offense, they've got good players. It wasn't our best defensive or offensive game. That surprised me, but there's nothing you can do. You give them credit and we didn't have it today.

We can't really play at their pace. They're looking to push the ball and pressure you and make you play fast. The key is staying poised against them, making sure you're doing what you want to do. You've got to run your offense.

Yeah, it would have been nice. Any time you get to play with a player of Randy's caliber, it would be great because he brings so much to the table. He made his decision, and it worked out perfect for him.

If we guard, we're a tough team to beat, because we're able to put points on the board. Really, it just came down to us getting stops, and if they tried to make a run, we had to answer.

It's really been a dream come true. Ever since I made that shot against Shabazz my junior year (ironically, the only points he scored in that entire game) and then coming here and being a backup point guard to now, it's unbelievable. It really is a dream come true. I couldn't ask for a better situation, a better opportunity than that.

We moved on from that loss a long time ago. It happened early on in the season, we're a different team now. We really forgot about it.

We spread the court well. Grant, who is an excellent passer, he's able to see over defenses.

We want to take our time and get good shots. You take a quick shot, they get the rebound and they're off to the races. That's not something we want happening.

(The N.C. State win) gave us a lot of confidence. It definitely carried over, because when we were down at halftime, we got a real strong start in the second half, and we knew we could hold onto it. Maybe we'll get some recognition and start to string on some wins and be one of the teams picked to make the tournament.

The fans living and dying with every play, every shot, that's why you play college basketball.

I had an open look. I felt that was as good a time as ever. It felt good leaving my hand.

They're all huge games right now. I think with the position we're in right now, we're not out of it. We're fine. We've just got to concentrate and focus and stay together and do the things that we've been doing. Guys have to look themselves in the mirror and we have to do it collectively.

We've been here through the good, the bad and the ugly. We could have walked out as bad as it got, but we stuck it out because we wanted to finish what we started.

I've never seen that in college. It opens up so many things. Anybody can start their offense. It takes a lot of pressure off of you. You have the confidence that everybody is not focusing just on you because they have to worry about your teammates.

They're a balanced team. They run a lot of screens, a lot of motion. We could win the game 2-0, it doesn't matter. However we get it done.

You go in expecting to win the game, and you wind up losing and losing by 20. It wasn't our best defensive or offensive day. We didn't have it today.

I looked over at my mother across in the stands and she just looked at me. It was disappointing. It's tough to have a season end like this.

Losing Stan is a tremendous loss for us. Stan is the kind of guy that can get into the game without scoring. He can handle the ball for us, he's a defensive stopper, he rebounds, he passes the ball well.

Every game is more important for us now to get to the N.C.A.A. tournament. We didn't get this one and it really hurt. So we really got to get the next one.