Quotes by Nick Collison

“This isnt football. You dont have to be the best team all season. In the tournament, its one night.”

“Obviously, its only been one day, but it seemed like it was a little bit lighter mood. We are still down to business. Guys are playing hard. (Weiss) does a good job of communicating. Nate did a good job of disciplining. I cant say one is better than the other. A coach like Coach Weiss can be successful if (the players) are mature and dont let things slide. If they are self-motivated, then we will be successful.”

“I feel better, Ill admit that.”

“It sucks losing regardless of how close the game is, but I dont think were miles away.”

“Its kind of like a fresh start. I think everybody fed off of that.”

“Down the stretch, we kept getting second shots, ... Thats a backbreaker for a team when theyre playing so well and after a tough possession we can pull it back out.”

“Down the stretch, we kept getting second shots. Thats a backbreaker for a team when theyre playing so well and after a tough possession we can pull it back out.”

“Hes becoming more confident in his game. I think hes feeling more comfortable running the team. Hes starting to look for his own shot and thats opened things up for everybody else.”

“Things werent going so well before, so this gives you a little bit of fresh air. Its kind of like a new season, even though weve already said that once this year. But it is again and we only have 25 games [left], so were trying to push out and get a good feeling about our team.”

“It was good tonight. Well try to be good tomorrow in practice and get ready for the game Friday.”