Mike Davis Quotes (82 Quotes)

I think every coach, whether or not they're going to be there next year, anytime they have a group of guys they really love and appreciate, I feel more sadness for them than anyone because they fought hard. They really fought hard over the last month. I'm proud of them.

That is a great basketball team we played today -- the best I've seen. I am glad that game is over. I watched film on them this week and you get scared to death of those guys because of their talent level.

He has no nerves. I mean, he fears nothing.

I figured it would be something bad when (the officials) called me over. Our plan was to miss the second free throw at 0.8. Make the first one, miss the second one. Since we were up two, we had to make the second free throw, because with 2.1, a lot of things can happen in that situation.

We just need to focus on winning a game. We don't look at it as trying to get into the tournament. We're just trying to win some basketball games.

We just didn't play with a whole lot of intensity, with that passion and energy we needed to play with to win the game. We didn't really execute, we didn't keep our poise.

Our plan was to miss the second free throw at 000.8. Since it went to two (seconds) we had to make the second free throw. At 2.1 a lot of things could happen in that situation.

We'd prefer to wait until the end of basketball season and then rip the floor up, but we have a short window to get it ready because we're probably going to have to have graduation in the gym again this spring. There's so much uncertainty with FEMA funding that when we're told to move, we're going to move as quickly as we can to get FEMA to pay 100 percent of the cost.

It's a lot of work putting the floors down again. You have to make sure the moisture is just right because if it gets too much moisture, the floor swells. So, you have to make sure that the wood is at a certain moisture level.

We played a very good basketball team tonight. They made the game too hard for us. I thought we gave everything we had in the first, but the way they played, the way they shot the basketball I don't think we could have won. They did what they had to do, and they took care of the home game.

I just said that because I know the love (fans) have for this school and for the program. Whether it happens, it's up to Rick Greenspan. It's not my job to make the decision for him.

I can't explain it. We've been through a lot together. I'm just proud of those guys. I'm hoping I get an opportunity. I'm not going to sit here and campaign for any job. My future will take care of itself.

Before, I just used vacation time when we did tours.

We're right where we need to be. The mind-set and the attitude, everything is perfect right now.

We've got a chance to win the conference if we take care of home and win some road games. I think sometimes people forget we're in second place, and it's a shame these guys have to hear and read what they hear and read. We're trying to win a Big Ten title.

We looked like a team that's afraid to play on the road.

I can't say anything about that. But I will say I did not curse or say anything disrespectful.

Marco hasn't surprised me at all. He's been exactly what I thought he would be.

Torrey Pines is one of those courses because it's up against the ocean and it's so long that I have zero concerns about it being a stern enough test. Nobody has to worry about it being too easy a task.

We've just got to win four games now. The magic number for us is to try to get to 17 wins.

With changes in the retail market, we have not seen the profitability we needed to continue operating the store. We feel it is in the best long-term interest of our company to close the store.

You can't take credit for guarding Dee Brown. He's one of the best players in our league. I think he just missed some open shots, but he still had 11 assists. We can't take credit for that because Dee is an awfully good player.

Marshall is playing his best basketball the last two games. He has been really good for us and hit for double figures in both games. He will help from an offensive standpoint.

The first half we didn't move the ball quick enough. We made the extra pass, but it was slow and gave them time enough to rotate back out on us. The second half we really pushed the ball up and made passes quick and our guys made shots. When you make shots, you cure a lot of things.

Seeing him in practice every day was just like a dream come true. He's been everything that I thought he would be this year.

I'm disappointed with our effort tonight. Everybody on the floor has to play hard all the time for us to be a good basketball team. Tonight that wasn't the case.

It's day to day. We won't know until (today) before the game if he'll play. He did not practice at all (this week), but hopefully he'll play (tonight).

This was the first time I saw guys kind of not ready to shoot the basketball. If we are wide open, I don't mind us taking 40 threes ... Our guys just looked a little gun shy.

We got off to a great start, a blazing 15 points in the first half, the best I've seen our guys shoot the basketball. Just kidding, just joking.

I thought we had a chance to put the game away in the second half. We played not to lose instead of playing to win.

I should be trying to coach basketball and our guys should be enjoying their college careers. But I don't know if I've had a team that's had positive memories out of this whole deal since I've been here.

It's important to establish home-court advantage. I think we're playing pretty well right now and we need that to carry over to conference play.

It broke my heart to hear the news about Jason Collier. My sincerest condolences to his family in this difficult time. He was a great young man that I had the pleasure to coach at Indiana. He will be sorely missed.

This could be big for barley. I also expect more research to document other potential health benefits.

The (federal administration) acted with great speed around anthrax and smallpox and other hypothetical war agents, but has neglected the most obvious threat, ... The Monster At Our Door The Global Threat of Avian Flu.

In the first place, the market provision of 'security' generates its own paranoid demand. 'Security' becomes a ... prestige symbol. Secondly, as William Whyte has observed of social intercourse in New York, 'fear proves itself'. The social perception of threat becomes a function of the security mobilization itself, not crime rates.

They have an experienced team, so playing on the road will not bother them. They beat us here last time we played, so they will have confidence coming in here knowing they could win at Assembly Hall.

I just have this gut feeling we're going to see something like that again. I'll be very, very surprised 25 years from now if you're not bringing up this U.S. Open.

It looks marvelous, ... The greens look perfect. The fairways are in wonderful condition.

If Microsoft couldn't keep up with the customers' demand for the 360, I don't know why they didn't wait to release it. For some people, it doesn't matter whether it the 360 is out or not, because they still can't get one.

I probably should have stepped down a little earlier. I felt it. Our guys' minds were just gone. What you have to understand is that they care about me, and I care about them, and sometimes when you try to play to keep someone's job, you have a tendency not to do anything. Right now, they're just playing basketball. Three weeks ago, this game probably would be a 20-point (loss). The game at Purdue (a 70-59 Indiana victory) would have been a 10-15 point loss. Right now, we're playing with peace of mind.

This team is a better basketball team because this team has bought into what we're trying to do. But I can't talk about last year.

We are ecstatic about Cem's decision to play at Indiana, ... He has a wealth of talent and should contribute immediately. Getting a player of Cem's talent this late in the recruiting process is a big bonus for us. Our coaching staff did an outstanding job in this entire process and deserve the credit.

It's unbelievable. I love the way the fans are supporting us. ... I can't tell you the last time I smiled and had so much fun. I'm really enjoying this. This is the way it should be.

It doesn't make any sense. I've been under fire the last two weeks not only by fans but media, and we were one game out of first place and were ranked in the top 20 during that time. ... If we were five or six games behind, you'd probably have an argument.

That's a surprise, to be honest with you. But I think the students, more than anything, want to go right to the middle of the floor to their team.

I'm not sure (why we started slowly), but defensively I thought we did enough to keep us in the game. We were just not ready to shoot the basketball.

You can just see it in their faces. It's not the same team. Because we lost one game or two games on the road and it was like the end of the year. When you think about that, it doesn't make sense. At all.

(The basketball teams) play on it. I think the men's team is undefeated at home, so I guess we're doing pretty good.

First of all, we have to get back in transition, and we have to keep them off the offensive glass. They are probably the best in our league at those two things. It is going to be important for us to do a good job in those areas because they scored over 80 points against us. We cannot let them score 80 points this time.