Sean Sutton Quotes (29 Quotes)

He played like a big-time player. I thought he played with a lot of toughness and spirit and kind of carried them when we had a chance to break the game.

Tough way to lose a basketball game. There have been a lot of close games this year. At the end of games, you've got to rise up and make plays.

He said that looks like an Oklahoma State basketball team. That was probably the best compliment he could have given me.

When you play Iowa State, you can't turn it over a lot. We had 18 turnovers but we had 22 assists. I thought that was a big factor, that we passed the ball pretty well all night long and got pretty good open looks and pretty easy shots.

I never thought offense would be a problem with this team.

I believe in games like this, officials ought to come in and answer questions. Let them explain what they saw.

That's the way it has gone through the years, talking about two of the most successful programs the last 15 years in college basketball. There's been some great games through the years. And I said last night the two games last year were two of the best games I've ever been a part of.

We appreciate what Roderick has done for our program and we wish him much success in his future endeavors.

I thought the first 25 minutes is maybe as well as we played all season long. We went through a period then where we relaxed a little bit. The defensive end lost a little bit of our aggressiveness and then offensively we weren't aggressive in getting the ball inside and let the shot clock run down several times.

This is a disappointing setback. We still have confidence in our players, but we can't do the things that got us in trouble tonight. We didn't dig in and defend and we didn't rebound.

We had some concerns what was going on with some phone calls that had been going on during the summer. I know my dad had a conversation with Kelvin to address those concerns. We were told Kelvin was not aware of those things taking place, that he would address it and it would not be an issue in the future.

That team in '96 would not have been motivated to continue playing. This team will respond. We hope to play well and carry some momentum into next season.

We wanted to extend the lead to 15 or 18. We had a real chance to control the game. (Boston College) battled back. They got the ball inside and chipped away. They eventually caught us. Dudley and Smith came up big for them.

I have great admiration for my father. We are proud of the courage he has exhibited this evening, and our family stands behind him and will support him through these tough days.

We needed this. Our university needed this, our fans needed this, our team needed this.

We got off to a great start. That seems to be important with this team. When we get off to a good start, most of the time, we play pretty well.

It might take some time, but this will evolve into a much better tournament than it's been in recent years. It doesn't change anybody's goal. Everybody's goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament. But you still want to be playing this time of year. It's sure better than the alternative.

I think they're well aware of how many wins they need for that to occur. I think they're motivated by that. But they also want to play good basketball. I know (the 800 wins) are important to them and it's a goal to get them to that.

There will be a lot of great programs in this tournament that have had success in the NCAA Tournament. This is still an opportunity to achieve something. I told our players there's still a possibility they can win a championship.

In basketball, you still have hope. You still have a chance. We've won the last two Big 12 tournaments. The odds certainly would be against us but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen.

The last two years, it's been a struggle. Hopefully he'll have some time here to heal up, get some rest and get better.

I think when it first happened, I thought it's an opportunity to grow as a person. This is not fair for (the players), but life is not fair sometimes. It's unfortunate, but I thought they handled it as well as they possibly could.

To win four games you have to be able to have depth. You have to be able to rotate guys in and out, and it's something that we'll try to monitor, but at the same time, you've got to try to win.

Obviously I'm very proud of our players. We needed that. Oklahoma State needed that. I kept telling them all week long that if they would work hard and listen, then good things would happen and they would be rewarded.

It's a tough way to lose a basketball game. When you have a three point lead, and there's under two seconds to go, you foul.

I told him this week, 'You've got to be productive, a big part of this, if we're going to have a chance to win. I thought he responded.

In my opinion, they are the best defensive team that we have played all year long.

I'm very proud of our players under the circumstances they were faced with today. They kept a positive mind-set throughout the day and I thought they played with a lot of energy.

We're pleased with the way they've played down the stretch under tough circumstances. I like the attitude of our guys. They are confident and feel like they've made improvement.