Jeff Judkins Quotes (45 Quotes)

They seem to play their best games against us. If we took our average games, we would probably beat them, but they always seem to step it up a notch and really play well.

This team has played some close games like this. They've had teams make runs on them. We've had people foul out. They just found a way. That really helped us tonight we've been in that situation before.

We are very grateful to have come here and I am very proud of my team. Oklahoma played very good. They transition well and they are a really well coached team.

I think we're one team that has the interior presence to stay with Oklahoma. I'm not sure if anyone in the Big 12 had the size to compete. But we have to stay out of foul trouble.

I was extremely pleased with Laura's effort and work tonight. She may not always get a lot of minutes, but she is a very solid player who is able to stay calm and direct the team. She played great tonight.

Marsh is a tremendous post player and an incredible athlete. We've got some really good post players, and we could not stop her.

This is very special to me to have that number up there. I'm very honored . . .I've had a lot of wonderful memories in this building.

I'm very proud of this team. This is the way we've played on the road all year. Our team is solid and confident. We know that if we get down, we have the talent and ability to come back and win the ball game. That is exactly what we did tonight.

Obviously winning the MWC title is great. We haven't been here in awhile, so it's nice to win it again. The championship is great for the BYU program and is truly a testament to the girls on the team.

Ambrosia is as gifted offensively and defensively as any of those players in this game.

Jennie's a gamer. I give a lot of credit to New Mexico's players, but she was absolutely determined to make sure we won this game. She was huge for us.

Kubik played with a lot of confidence and scored well. She was aggressive and almost had a double-double. If I would have played her more, she would have had it.

I think playing in Denver is an advantage. We've played there (in the Mountain West Conference tournament) the past three years. We're very comfortable in the arena and at the altitude.

We couldn't get a shot to go in. I thought if we could keep it between eight and 10 points (at halftime) we could make a run, but they came out with more intensity than we did.

I don't know what it is. I think sometimes when you try really hard that things don't work as well or as easy as you hope. And it just wasn't our night tonight.

She has our number, that's for sure.

We're very excited to be in the tournament. We know every team there is very talented and has had successful seasons. We haven't been in for the last couple of years, so I think both the team and the university are very excited.

We have to go in and play with a lot of confidence. We know if we win we are in first place no matter what.

(The Lobos) have the depth, the experience and the confidence you need to win three games in so little time. You also need good post play to really pace you when your shots might not be there from the outside.

Our team defense was very good today. I'm seeing a lot of improvement in our freshmen, and I like the way we are coming together as a team.

I know for Ambrosia, her freshman year we went to the tournament, so it's nice for her last year to have this opportunity.

It's hard to play here. There's a lot of emotion, our girls aren't used to that.

We feel like we play well here with the altitude. We hopefully will get fans here from our conference. It's not a real far trip for our fans. I've been on the other side when we've had to go way back out east, and financially it's hard to have parents and

We weren't going to give her a three, no way . . . . But she hit those others, and you have to give them credit for battling their way back into it.

In a three-game tournament, you can't rely on your outside game. You've got to have good players inside and you have to be able to stop people. We have the most depth and the best inside presence of any team left in the tournament.

It just wasn't our night tonight. I want to congratulate them Utah for a great tournament.

Havlicek was my idol, so I didn't mind one bit.

It's going to be a battle. New Mexico is very good and athletic. I think it will be a great game. If we can beat them it will be a big edge for us because we would be up two games on them in the conference. Hopefully we can get four to five thousand fans here.

Dani played a great game today. She totally dominated inside. She's playing her best basketball right now.

I wish them the best of luck. They are the best in the country. I think they will be very hard to beat.

She's the Shaq of women's basketball.

Every coach likes turnovers because you can get easy baskets. That turned out to be a huge advantage for us tonight. On offense we didn't worry so much about the posts but focused more on shutting down the outside shots.

We were here last week. I am really proud of this team. We were picked sixth and won the conference. We made it to the finals of the conference tournament. I think habit is a big part of the game. We go through routines as a team. We know the facility. We know the locker rooms better than anyone. We know the altitude. We hope to get fans from the conference. We feel really comfortable here.

This was a nice win for this team. We're very excited. I thought a lot of players helped us win tonight. Everyone came in and made a real nice effort.

They have a lot of quickness with Crystal Smith. We haven't seen that in our league. They have size and quickness. The thing that I am impressed with is their balance. They don't make mistakes. They don't beat themselves. Hopefully, we'll be ready for them.

Courtney Paris has almost a third of their team's rebounds this season and her twin sister, Ashley, has almost another third. We have to do a good job at not giving them second and third shot opportunities.

Iowa is a very good team. We'll need to play our best basketball. I just hope we can represent our team and our conference well in the tournament.

I hope they let them play. If they call it close, then I hope they call them on her (Paris) too, because she bodies up and uses her strength to her advantage. But we're going to go through it and make sure our post players know that it's more important for them to be on the floor than sitting next to me.

We played Colorado State well last time here and we have played well in Fort Collins the last couple years. I think last year was one of our best games we have played there.

We're very grateful to be here, although I wish we had played better. But you have to give Oklahoma a lot of credit. They're well-coached and well-organized. They know how to spread the floor and get the ball where it needs to be.

She scored more points in eight minutes than she scored in the first half. That really hurt us.

You've got to give Iowa a lot of credit, being down and not quitting. I knew they wouldn't quit.

She's won two state championships (in high school). In those two championships, she made the plays to win the game. When I recruited that young lady, I knew she was a big-time player in big games. She's had a hard freshman year. She got injured and she got sick. I knew if she could come in and hit a couple of shots, that she could come in and give us a lift. That's the kind of player she is. She played one of her best games of the season.

She's Shaq in women's basketball.

I think habit is a big part of the game, and we go through all these routines as a team. I think coming back here, we feel like we know this facility. We know the locker rooms probably as good as anybody.