Quotes by Al Thornton

“Now the whole team is punished.”

“I feel like were able to take coaching. You know the coaches are going to raise their voice and theyre going to try to challenge you. Now were taking it in and learning from our mistakes instead of getting mad at the coaches. We understand now thats their job. Theyre just trying to make us better. We understand they have to win and we have to win. Its just a learning process.”

“Its very important for us. Were known as a team around the league that doesnt play well on the road. We have to get that monkey off our backs.”

“He just stepped up and made the big plays that really got us going.”

“Its not just the coaches who are holding the players accountable. The players, were holding each other accountable, too. Thats a big difference as opposed to last year. Wed be arguing and there would be a lot of negativity. Who was getting the shots? Who was getting the minutes? Now, were just together and it doesnt really matter who scores the points.”

“We just never got our offense going. We knew it was going to be tough and we didnt focus like we should have.”

“I just tried to step up and be a leader and come through for my teammates.”

“Looking back on the (Boston College) game, we could have easily won. It felt great to go out and score 37 points, but overall, it was a disappointment, because we did not win the game.”

“Im being more assertive. Its something I can do. Im just recognizing my potential.”

“We just have to be patient and attack the gaps. The main thing is to get what we want.”