Herb Sendek Quotes (96 Quotes)

On his 20th birthday How about that He's a good shooter -- if he's open at the top of the key he can take it.

I really don't have much to add at this point. We'll continue to evaluate him on a daily basis and hope for the best.

We've been on an unbelievable run of these lately. It seems like every game comes down to the end, but we're not unique in this league when it comes down to close games.

He has been shooting the ball really well and with a lot of confidence. His performance for us so far this season has been incredible.

Our guys have been working to become a team since we started school in August. One of the great things about college basketball is that you do have a new beginning.

We do expect him to play this year. He just needs some additional time.

There's very few people or groups that don't have to endure some type of adversity before they grow from it. I think most every season has got that element. Last year our team responded really well.

Cam has really been big for us in a number of games down the homestretch. He's really been a clutch performer, and he has great confidence.

It is a long season, and you must have the capacity to get back up off the mat and fight another day. We certainly did not play very well, and that is obvious.

Eric Williams dominated and we had no counter for his ability to dominate around the basket.

Eric Williams was sensational. Right from the outset we had a difficult time contending with him.

We were just too far down to get off the mat. We just never got on a run. We never seemingly hit back-to-back shots or did anything that kind of got us where we could get one foot back in the door.

Even the doctors can't pinpoint and give us definitive terms or a timetable.

They beat us with the dribble penetration and got easy shots, and when they did miss, we did not do a good job on the defensive glass. We have to fight more and work harder on getting defensive rebounds.

I thought we were quick to settle for the 3. At the same time, we did miss some open shots.

Cameron has really improved through the course of his career. I look back to where he started as a freshman and in his own way, he's really experienced tremendous growth. His senior year has been tremendous.

Today was just another hard-fought, down to the buzzer, ACC game. What else would we expect from these two teams in this league

Any time you have a game that goes 50 minutes, there are points when you are going to go back and look at the turning points and the different opportunities you had.

The best part of our offense tonight, if you want to simplify it, is that we were able to score in a variety of ways. We have a balanced team.

We had the utmost respect for them coming in. We talked about the fact that we had to come ready and play excellent basketball tonight. I don't think for even one-half a second our guys took UNCG lightly, not even for one-half second.

He's just a tremendous presence. He has terrific hands, and as effective as he is in the low post, he's just as effective off the lane, at the elbow. He really has a great capacity to drive the basketball. And every time a shot goes up on either end of the floor, he has a claim to it.

He's sore. We only got limited minutes from him the other night. Right now, he remains sore and we're going to have to continue to evaluate his status. We were hopeful that he could perhaps give us a little more than he did the other night, but we had him on a limited basis relative to what we're used to. He's not going to practice today (Friday) and he didn't practice yesterday. Since he hurt himself against Florida State, he has not practiced at all. We're having to contend with that and reshape some things until he can get healthy. We'll continue to evaluate how he feels and hope for the best.

Today is obviously an aberration for us.

To be on the road and do that shows tremendous constitution and heart by our team.

He was like a hockey goaltender.

Everyone of those games that we've won we could have lost ... we've just had guys make plays. Our guys are doing what it takes right now.

Our guys are still doing some really good things. In some cases we've played excellent basketball during this stretch. We've overcome some adversity with some health issues and hopefully we'll continue to heal and get better.

I thought our crowd was terrific. I thought that really gave us a shot in the arm down the home stretch.

The fact that they're 14-0 right now is a remarkable accomplishment. It's so difficult to get to the point that they're at.

There was no indication that we would perform the way we did tonight.

I was really proud of the way we responded in the first and second overtimes after the way Miami fought back and tied the game in regulation. It showed tremendous heart.

Very little came easily for us. Boston College was great defensively, especially down the stretch.

As an incoming coach, I couldn't think of a better guy to help us get our feet on the ground. I just felt an immediate connection with Jeff. I find him so easy to like -- he is mature beyond his years.

I think they're playing very hard. They're really getting after it both defensively and on offense. Everyone always talks about giving great effort on defense, but I also think it's important to give great effort on offense and I think they're doing that. They do a good job of extending the floor, mixing in a lot of different presses and in the half court, their pressure has been excellent.

Eric Williams did a tremendous job in the paint. We really didn't have a counter for his tremendous presence down low. A lot of things revolved around his ability to dominate inside.

I can't compare games. I thought our team played great basketball. Our guys have nothing to be ashamed of. Our guys competed really hard and played really well. I want them to feel good about themselves.

We did a good job bouncing back and our guys came together and they battled. I think foul trouble really hurt both teams and especially us with Cedric Simmons in foul trouble. (Simmons) was really only a shell of himself trying not to pick up extra fouls.

He's a good player, but he seems to light up when he sees us. He's like a dagger in our hearts every time we play Clemson.

I see great potential here. It makes you say, 'Hey, wait a minute, what's possible here

We did a good job taking care of the basketball, but we didn't do a good job of putting pressure on the ball to force turnovers.

He made some big shots off their bench. We had a hard enough time preparing for this. He just made it more challenging.

Those three guys have a wealth of experience and have played together a long time. As good as they are individually, they feed off each other very well.

It was a really hard-fought college basketball game.

We were outplayed, out-coached and thoroughly whipped by a very good North Carolina team. Our rebounding was basically nonexistent, and I'm very disappointed in the way we played.

New Hampshire made us look bad. Our attention has got to be on our defense.

It was a good, thorough whipping. We were outperformed in every way. There was no indication that we would perform the way we did.

We wanted to take this as a one-game season. We have the utmost respect for Greensboro. The Southern Conference plays very good basketball, and if you don't come ready to play, you'll go down.

It was a nice-looking shot. If he's left unguarded at the top of the key, I think he can make that shot.

The key to the game Friday night was to make it available for our fans. It makes it more challenging for us and gave us less time, but it's important to have a good home crowd.

We had a great body of work. We've had an excellent season. You have to take full account of the season and that's why we're in the field. Even if you've had a so-called strong finish, there's no guarantee you're going to win in the first round either.