Larry Eustachy Quotes (31 Quotes)

He's buying into our program and how he should play the game, and that's promising. He was very contentious early on, and he still has his moments, but he's learning.

Jason Forte really wanted to win this game. I thought he willed us to win.

We're obviously not there yet. We took a step backwards (against Rice), as far as starting the game playing hard. It all comes back to me. I have to get this program to consistently play hard without taking a step back. We had it going for four or five games, and then we took a step back.

Even when we played it right, and played it hard, they made some tremendous shots. Every time we looked like we were going to get over the hump, they put a dagger in us.

I have no qualms about this group. I'm really excited for the young guys. They're starting to make progress and it will start showing up next year in the win column.

When you don't make baskets, it really triggers a lot of bad events. That's where the program is right now. We can't fight through the adversity without dropping our head a little bit. But we fought to the end, and we learned a lot.

This is a team (Memphis) that could win a national championship, so let's make no mistake about it who you play and where you play them is huge. We could play these guys 100 times and get closer, but we're just stacked up against us right now.

What you find in players I've signed is that theyall have somebody-- whether it is directly in their family or indirectly, a cousin or nephew-- who has experience with some type of alcohol or drug abuse. My situation was so out in the open, but alcohol abuse is a much bigger problem than people will admit, and it is everywhere. What better guy to come to work for than a guy who has really been around the block Let's face it, alcohol is a huge issue on campuses. It is as big a problem as it ever has been. So I can help. I am the expert, that is for sure.

(UTEP) has done a terrific job with some unbelievable adversity with injuries and coming back and piecing it together. There's some real substance to this group of guys. They find ways to win.

We have to get our game onto the court and not play into their hands. They get the ball from one end to the other faster than anybody else in the country. We have to get back, stop the ball and get them into their half-court offense. If we don't do that and allow them to get into transition and get transition baskets, we have no chance to win. If we do stop them, that's the key. We have to get the long rebounds which cost us against Houston.

The Tulsa coach said that's the best they've played this year. You don't like to lose, but you have to understand where we are and what we're trying to do.

I thought we could have been in this game and could have played with them.

We will bounce back. It's very frustrating to be in the situation where you can win but can't make the plays.

This was as good as I've seen them play. We couldn't match their athleticism at times, and I think we got outplayed at times, too. That Auburn team is going to be good.

Our effort has been tremendous all year long. They've fought hard all year, and I would think we'll fight hard (today).

It was a big win. A program turnaround win. It was a nice builder for next year. We're going to be good.

I know this program is 100 times better than at this time a year ago,

We are very excited that Jarvis is coming to Southern Miss. Jarvis gives us something that we have lacked in that he is a player who can score from a lot of different places on the court.

This was a mismatch. We could play them 100 times, and we'd never beat them one time. We just wouldn't. That's just the way it is.

I really believe that you gain confidence from hard practices and having success in those practices. Lately, Travis has practiced hard and he's had success. He's really come along.

That's the fastest team I've ever coached against. They might eventually be ranked No. 1. I didn't think the game was won by 17 points I thought it was closer. I think that if we could have made some free throws that we could have turned the corner.

That was game, set, match right there. That part of the game murdered us. The biggest thing is they got second opportunity after second opportunity, turnovers and points off turnovers.

I thought this was the most mentally tough we've played down the stretch and I think we learned from the mistakes that we've made throughout the year. ... We were the tougher team down the stretch.

I had a feeling - and I tried to guard against it after the Tulsa game and all the way up to tip-off - that we were kind of satisfied about where we were. I just think it's human nature. We won a game in a way that we hadn't in a while, and I think with young guys, we relaxed.

We put more thought in our defense. That led to some easy baskets and that was reflected in the box score.

This year's schedule will be a competitive one for our team. Much like last season, we have several newcomers, who along with our returning players, need to have a little bit of success. I believe the schedule is right for where our program stands today.

It feel so good to get a win we needed it. It's been a tough six games for us. We played hard and beat a very physical team. The most important thing is we won and it was not handed to us.

I don't think we're afraid of anybody. Our team will never quit. We're anxious to see where we stand.

We're just not good enough right now from a depth experience. You need to make plays late in the game. We didn't.

Craft is as good as he has been. Beasley is as good as he has been. The foundation is getting there.

We made the plays down the stretch. I thought it was the most mentally tough we played down the stretch all year.