Gregg Marshall Quotes (24 Quotes)

I don't understand it. I thought we'd be higher. But I'm not in that room. Now, we've just got to go prove it.

My wife thinks I'm very hot. She tells me that every couple of weeks.

They say nobody does this better than Winthrop University and Rock Hill.

We were a 15 seed and whoever we were going to be matched up with was going to be a good team. We thought we should be a little better, we weren't, and now we're three points away from being able to talk about that.

The crowd got its money's worth on a Saturday night. It's not a masterpiece. Coaches know there aren't going to be any perfect games. I just wanted to win this one and get out of here.

They took care of business at home. We needed a win. We have more talent than they do, but we needed to win. I did not think we'd put 98 on the board, but I'm happy with the way we played. We controlled the tempo and the result for 40 minutes.

I'm not going to worry about it, I'm not going to talk about it. I signed a long-term contract, and it costs me six figures if I leave Winthrop. So I've made Winthrop that next big job. In my mind, I have a big job.

We were disappointed in our seed, but the bottom line is we lost a couple games in our league, and we're not supposed to do that. Had we gone undefeated in our conference, maybe our seed would've been much better, but that's very difficult to do and somewhat unrealistic.

What they had, (this year's team) has not shown consistently -- the three Cs. Consistent championship character. They've shown character, but not been consistent. That is where we need to go. Whether or not we can get there is going to determine how far we go.

That's as well as we've played, to a man, in a long time. Every guy who played tonight, played well. I can go back and nitpick on the film, but I don't think I'm going to. It was one of those nights when everything flowed.

Phillip was really, really sick today in all the ways you can be sick. He got two bags of fluids. His 16 minutes were crucial.

I don't think we're sneaking up on anyone unless they've been in a hole the last eight years.

It's fresh enough in their minds. It still stings. Motivation shouldn't be a factor.

The defense did a much better job. In that respect, last Monday (the loss to Liberty) was beneficial. Tonight we were not flat or uninspired.

It's great to talk about that and write about it, and it's a legitimate thought. But our guys went in last year and none of 'em had played in the NCAA tournament, and I thought they played incredibly well.

It has nothing to do with what team we're playing in the Big South. Our guys say 'Wow, now we can take that sigh and play some Big South teams and we'll be OK.' It just doesn't work that way. These Big South teams are ready to knock your block off.

It all sets up for a lot of drama.

There's no doubt in our minds we can play with the best teams in the country - if we play well.

That's as well as we've played to a man in a long, long time. I could go back and nit pick the tape, but I'm not going to. It was one of those nights when everything flowed. I hope it says we're coming together at the right time.

It was all over the place, the highs and lows it never really was what you'd thought it would be. But it would have had to have been almost a perfect season to be anything other than a letdown.

That was a tough shot. Little baby hook. He didn't use the glass. It's got go be perfect.

I'm pleased with the effort, the execution, the balance, the defense. Tonight, we were ready from the opening tip.

That's what you play the whole regular season for in this league. I anticipate a capacity crowd on Saturday.

It's much harder to repeat than to win one last year. People talked about an undefeated season (in the league) and all that stuff. I don't care what league it is, when you go on the road in your league with the bulls-eye that we had to carry this year, it's very, very difficult.