Russell Robinson Quotes (25 Quotes)

We knew their situation. They came off a tough loss (45-44 Saturday at Texas AM). We knew they'd come out fired up at home. They came out aggressive, but we delivered the knockout late in the game.

That was the first time we'd faced a zone. They caught us at a good time. But we've faced different types of zone since then, and we have the concept down now. We'll be ready for it.

I hope we can maintain the current level. One of our purposes is to maintain a predictable or reliable level so our beneficiaries can develop some sense of what kind of support they can get from the endowment.

It was a lot more tame than some New York games. But it definitely was high spirited.

They got us pretty good the first time. But we learned a lot from that loss. We're just going to try and bang with those guys, be physical and come out with a win.

That first game, he got the shots he wanted. This time, we disrupted his rhythm and got him in foul trouble. We made him take shots he didn't want to take.

This is something that we have been looking forward to this whole season, and now we have the chance to go out tomorrow and play with a lot of intensity and do the things that we need to do to win.

We had them on the ropes, and you could feel them losing confidence. We pressured them out of their offense, and they were getting rushed. We were just able to capitalize.

We can still win the league. There's always hope.

I guess maybe trying to live up to expectations of the fans maybe puts a little more pressure on us at home.

Stephen's been playing great. He's been shooting it well. He's been confident, coming in, changing the games offensively. I think he was our offensive spark today.

We knew eventually they were going to make a run. Coach just stressed to go out there and keep being aggressive. A lot of their points were coming off our mistakes.

It brings energy to the game, and it keeps everybody into it. We have a lot of guys who can get out and run and finish and make plays in the open court, and I think that's one of the strengths of our team.

We played great today and that is why coach said to kick them in the teeth, because he wanted it to show at the end of the game. And we showed it with a 33-point win.

The board entered into a very careful diversification program. We wanted to proceed in a way that we thought Mr. Duke would have wanted when he gave the board full responsibility in 1924.

Basically, anybody who is not doing what he's supposed to do has to get on it. The Blue team got hit real bad this week. My body is still sore from it. It's for us to focus on details, to do the little things. If it helps us, I'm all for it.

If I could go back in time, I'd change that. I probably would have gone back in there and got some shots up or something.

The crowd was loud. There were some empty seats out there, but it was loud. I thought we played with poise late in the game.

One time. I wished him luck, and he wished me luck. That's about it. The way he left is kind of hard on me to swallow, but I wish him the best.

We had to have a great game. If not, no one would be thinking we could beat Kentucky. Now with the win we have tonight, there's no doubt we'll be able to go in there and fight with a lot of confidence.

I didn't even know we were ranked, to be honest. It shows somebody is noticing how hard we've been working.

There was a lot of pressure on us because they beat us the last time and we were trying to redeem ourselves. Plus, we were trying to win the Big 12 championship. It was a big game for us.

I'm pretty sure I'll get stuck on him a few times. We've got to try to limit his production. He's a good player.

Today we were a little timid, for whatever reason I don't know. I think it was bad offense. We couldn't get in a rhythm, we couldn't hit anything. Luckily, we were able to keep the lead.

I'm consistent in going hard. Sometimes you can go hard one day and not show up the next. It's kind of my routine, working hard, keeping at it defensively. We're playing pretty well as a team right now. We're confident and hopeful we can keep it up during this stretch.