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    There is no question in my mind that Tyrus will be successful. When Tyrus came out of McKinley High School, I don't think anybody in this room thought he would be one of the top five players in the NBA draft.

    I think Glen Davis is the most unique college basketball player in the country or one of the most unique. He has quick feet and is quick-witted.

    I thought, defensively, we were good enough to win the game. We had a lot of opportunities offensively and just missed some baskets we normally have made.

    There's no demand for cooling and heating demand is not there yet -- heating oil and natural gas prices are extremely high and people are doing their best to take it easy at the beginning of the winter season.

    But I don't know of any other team in the country that's having the success at this level with players from as close by as this. We have good high school coaching in this area and state, and that's why we produce so many good players.


    We still think Tyrus will be ready to go. He did all he could do and he felt a little pain, which is going to happen. He took himself out of contact and he'll come back and try to go a little longer.

    It's been unfortunate for them. They lost a few close games, but I don't look at a team as a good team or a bad team based on two or three points that could have gone either way. I've always thought Arkansas was as good and as talented a team as there is in the league.

    We've had some very bearish statistics and it's taken a lot of pressure off the market -- now fundamentals are again in control. Barring any geopolitical disruptions, we could head down 2-4 lower.

    The thing that was most impressive to me is we didn't foul on the last shot. And I've seen teams lose games because they're undisciplined and they foul. He took a tough shot. I thought he traveled before he shot. Our team did the five-switch defense on their own, which was good for them to be able to do, considering up until that point we hadn't really made too many good decisions.

    Garrett Temple did a wonderful job, but our other players did a wonderful job of carrying out the plan. It was as fine an effort as I've ever had a team play.

    Defensively that was a key for us, because you saw the game (Aldridge) had the night before last. And we knew if he did that against us, we had no chance to win the game. So you've got to compliment Glen specifically and Tyrus Thomas as an assist in the way we defended him today.

    We hadn't run it in a game but maybe one time. We happened to work on it in our practice the other day.

    Many have imitated an even darker style of negative campaigning than Atwater perhaps was capable of,

    I thought it was about to be a lay-up. I don't know if he lost his balance or what. When that play happened, the momentum kind of swung the other way.

    I've always thought Arkansas was as talented as any team in the league.

    Our defense was fine, we held them to one shot. It's just that the fog needs to clear on offense.

    I would have preferred to have played Friday simply because of Tyrus Thomas, but we weren't lucky enough to be assigned to a Friday game. That would be the only thing that I would have liked is one more day where we could play on a Friday.

    Darrel's been very good at getting shots in transition. When he gets it on an outlet pass, he is so fast. He can make a three on the dead sprint or if you go out on him, he'll go right by you and take it to the hole. I would hate to have to guard Darrel Mitchell, especially the way he was playing in the first half.

    Sometimes, it's not as pretty as it needs to be. But when you get to the foul line and make free throws, you've got a chance.

    The whole key to our outfit is Darrel Mitchell. I call him the 'Silent Assassin,' because he never says a word and he'll really get you.

    We answered Ole Miss' best shot. If they continue to play like that, they're going to win a lot of games.

    He had good height and was a very good athlete, but it was only his first year of playing quarterback.

    Most of that occurred before these kids were even born.

    Ole Miss finds a way to stop people in their tracks, and now they're playing at home. I'm sure we'll get their best effort, because they need to win.

    I guess that's complimentary. I don't know how you react to that. I think we have good players who play well together. I don't know if you can say all-time. There have been a lot of great players and great teams that have been much more successful than this one.

    I'm surprised because we start three freshmen and a sophomore. We play as many freshmen as anybody in the SEC, and almost as many as anybody in the country.

    I think on any given night, any good college basketball team can beat another one, particularly in a tournament situation.

    Our league took a hit from people early because we had so many players graduate and so many players leave early (for the NBA), but this was a league with a lot of young talent and with some outstanding coaches. Our league improved as the year went along, and with two teams in the Final Four, I think we've proven ourselves to be a lot better league than people thought we'd be.

    We played good defense all year long and we got a lot of credit for it against Duke. We had to have another defensive performance tonight.

    To question whether Dave Odom can coach a basketball game, that's ludicrous.

    I think we were able to work through Tyrus Thomas' injury, but it's time now for us to get back whole and get a couple of good days of practice.

    We are going to do everything that we can that is best for Tack Minor. It is best for him to go ahead with the surgery and get this repaired at this time.

    In another sense, he wasn't as bad as he was supposed to be. He often took credit for things that he didn't do, or was blamed for things he didn't do.

    He plays hard, has a great body and is a scary enough shooter. He's a good defender and competitor. I like the way he plays, by what I've seen in games and on tape. He can certainly lift their team and make them play better. We'll have to pay extra attention to him, on and off the ball.

    That's the best defense without fouling -- as physical a game as I thought it was -- that we've seen. We drove the ball inside almost every trip down the floor and we shot foul shots six times. That's pretty good guarding to me.

    live for the moment and appreciate what you have.

    We travel one of our academic advisors with our team. We try to stay in tune to what our players need to do on the road and what they're missing in the class, particularly the ones that need some more attention.

    When Brandon called me on the phone and said he was going to put his name in the draft -- and he couldn't come back, since he had tested the waters a year ago -- the first call I made was to Glen Davis, ... And I told Glen, 'Brandon's putting his name in

    While maintaining our high areas, we will need to focus on those areas that have declined and look for ways to improve,

    It is one of changes we have made in compliance with the WADA policy. Anything that reminds players about the importance of avoiding drugs is a positive.

    Hopefully this will happen a bunch more in the future. But a lot of factors go into winning a conference championship.

    This is good for college basketball. It makes the game more interesting when good players match up.

    That was our plan. If one guy was going to beat us, he was the guy.

    The first game for us is the most important game, and for me to look ahead, I don't think it would be prudent. We need to win the first game.

    College basketball is something, isn't it I thought we had the game won on a couple of different occasions when we had 14-point leads. We made some careless turnovers. For about a six minute stretch, we didn't make the proper decisions to close the game out.

    You can coach a long time and never have a group of people like I have.

    We're shortening the competitive segments in practice to try to keep an edge, but at the same time try to avoid an injury.

    It's been a consistent performance. Everyone knows that you have to stop Glen Davis and there haven't been too many that have been able to do that.

    But he combines power with finesse. He's got great footwork, tremendous hands he can shoot the ball up to 17, 18 feet good enough. And he can put it on the floor and go by you, so he's pretty much a complete basketball player.

    They are very smart, very tough, good basketball players who know what they are doing. They are a dangerous team in that they can score baskets easily at any given time.


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