Quotes by Greg Jackson

“Weve finally got some guys back there who are tough mentally. Weve gotten these big interceptions when teams have been driving on us. Weve been tired, but weve been able to focus and concentrate.”

“He didnt give a definitive answer and so I think that disappointed a lot of people.”

“Hes still learning what to do in the system. Hes used to getting up and down the floor. ... Hes the kind of player we want to recruit here.”

“I think our kids learned something from this experience. Anytime you come on this level, and in this place, and lose by 14 and outscore them 41-32 after halftime, it shows were not a team thats ever going to quit.”

“I thought their defensive intensity in the first 11 or 12 minutes caused us a lot of problems. We didnt make shots and pretty much got away from our game plan. Anytime you play a team at this level and only score 13 points, youre not going to give yourself much of a chance.”

“Coming in, we knew he was a first- time [college] coach. Once he gets the right personnel, hell do an excellent job.”

“[Against Maryland] we didnt have much of a choice. It causes match-up problems that Maryland had to defend.”

“They put a lot of pressure on us and we didnt respond to it.”

“Theres a lot of confusion about insurance, period. This is just going to add to it.”

“The sad thing is, you wont shoot the ball like that every night. He has to understand he has to do more than hit jumpers.”