“We said from Day One that once we went through the education and fact-finding, we would release anybody who wanted to be released. We only want people who want to be here.”
“You can never have enough size on the front line. ... But we're pleased that of the six guys that were in his predicament, five of the six are coming.”
“We had opportunities and just did not make the play. I was disappointed that we did not capitalize, whether it was Jihad going 0-for-9 or Cedric McGowan not rebounding on the defensive end.”
“(SU is) terribly athletic, they're long. Terrence Roberts is probably more of a face-up, mid-post guy, but Watkins has always been a force at the basket.”
“He's been playing exceptionally well. In the LSU game, he was the guy they went to down the stretch, so we know he's good. But we tried to pick our poison a little bit. This is a team with a Hall of Fame coach and a lot of good players.”
“We've even thought about toying around with playing him, Cedric (McGowan) and Eric (Hicks) together. We're going to have to explore all of our options. We have to try to maximize what we have.”
“The biggest strength of this team is our resiliency. They've just been terribly resilient through all the obstacles that have been thrown at them. They continue to fight and find a way.”
