Travis Williams Quotes (17 Quotes)


    Being careless (with the ball) and bad decisions is what happened in the last game and early tonight. The guys have to understand that they have to value the basketball and protect it. Hopefully we can continue to make progress in that area because it is crucial to be able to value each possession.

    We have to make better decisions on offense and defense. The team committed entirely too many unforced turnovers. But I'll take a win in any fashion. It was a gritty, hard-fought game.

    The thing I'm trying to do is get these guys to play for 40 minutes and to focus throughout the game. I'm trying to get them to believe in themselves. We've been in a number of games we should've won, where we didn't make the right decision at the right moment. The regular season is over, the tournament is what matters. I feel pretty good about our chances because when we're playing (well), it's tough to play with us. The way we're playing, we can play with anybody.

    My photo was on the front of every paper. But when I got home, no one had a clue. No one pays attention to (the war) anymore.

    If you can make it work in a way it doesn't endanger property or people, it makes a lot of sense. If this is successful, there's no reason it couldn't be done elsewhere.


    You can't look ahead because you're playing a tough Miles team. They've beat some teams that we haven't. Any given night, anything can happen. We just have to stay focused and play each game like it was our last.

    I wanted to come someplace where I thought we would win and a place that I thought had a good program.

    As seniors, we're not going to judge our whole career off one game. We had pretty good careers.

    I think I've done pretty well, but I need to show what I can do. I'm just trying to run through the ball and make a good impression.

    We weren't doing anything different from last year. The defenses that were called were good enough to beat the offenses that were called, but there would be 10 guys doing it right and one guy doing it wrong. It's disappointing, but I've said all along that talent doesn't mean you are good. You have to have 11 guys playing together.

    We've got to keep them off the boards. They're good at crashing the boards for second and third shot attempts. So we've got to keep them off the offensive glass, and we also have to minimize our turnovers.

    We pride ourselves on stopping the ball. They've got a lot of pride in running the ball. They'll run the ball on third-and-7. It doesn't matter how many guys you've got in the box, they're going to try you. Their whole thing is 'We're tougher than you.' It's going to be one of those games we've got to bring our hard hat.

    Decision-making. And we had defensive lapses that gave them shots to get back in it.

    It can happen, you have to believe in yourself. They have to play together, trust in your teammates. When everybody is on the same page, success is bound to happen.

    McFadden, he's got the ability to take it to the house every time he touches it. He's a 4.3 guy. He can really, really move. I was watching Alabama. He took it 70 yards. Alabama was hitting him, hitting him, hitting next thing you know, he's going 70 yards down the field. They trade a lot of backs so they can keep fresh and keep pounding you.

    We've been focused on Wisconsin. It's just great to get to Orlando and get great weather.

    I honestly can't tell you the last time I went to see a doctor. When I get sick, it's usually just a cold, and I'm over it in a day or two.


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