Quotes by John Danowski

“Our guys are starting to believe in the system. The key to our success has always been being unselfish, playing team defense and sharing the ball on offense. I think you saw some of that on both ends of the field today.”

“Weve got some guys who are unheralded so they really accept their role and they accept coaching. They know they dont have big names or a big background. You have to give credit to the kids for playing the game the way we want them to play it.”

“Its a way of keeping him involved. This is a tough thing and nobody really knows how to deal with it. The person who is dealing with it best is probably Nick himself. Hes been a great role model for everybody.”

“I wouldnt believed it. I dont know of a tougher eight-day stretch, and our guys clearly met the challenge each time out.”

“Tommy has not been in awe of our schedule at all. Hes just gone out and played.”

“He only had the ball in his stick for six or seven seconds the whole game and had the three goals. It (the ball) is in and out with him. Hes not dodging, hes not carrying the ball. He knows how to get open.”

“I told our guys, were going to see them again. You want to win as many games in the conference as you can, so you can host playoff games at the end of the year.”

“He loves Duke and he loves his teammates and he has no intention of ever going anywhere else because he went there for an education first.”

“There hasnt been any joy in winning for me, personally. Whats happened down there has made it really hard. Its sad, all the way around.”

“[Matt] loves Duke. He loves his friends and his teammates and everything about going to school there. He wants to stay.”