28 Quotes by Carl Krauser

We didn't play Pitt basketball. We tried to come back and we tried to battle and everything. Those guys did a great job of maintaining the lead and getting the win today.

When you have a deep bench like we have, it's kind of hard to play against us. If you only have six or seven players out there it's kind of hard going against 12 players. All 12 guys can play and do everything the starters do. They come with great energy and compete so hard. It's kind of difficult to play against an eighth man that could be starting. That's a different look we have this year. That's the type of look that's going to help us have a good run this year.

We have a couple levels that we haven't reached yet. We haven't played our best game yet. It's still to come.

We have to compete as hard as we can. It's going to definitely be a good test for us and it's going to be a great game.

I wanted to come back. I didn't meet all my goals. I wanted to come back and help these young guys. I felt I could come back and give these guys a lift. I didn't want to see a rebuilding year. I wanted to see a year where these guys learned. I wanted to be a leader. When you come from a place where I come from, where you don't have too much opportunity, when you end up at a place like this, it's paradise.

No one wants to lose two in a row. It shows you how important it is to play with team unity and to believe in your teammates. After a rough loss on the road, we came out and played together. We have guys who love playing together.

They sped us up a little more in the second half. We were in a comfort groove. We've just got to do a better job of taking care of the ball and not turning it over.

It was a tough night for Aaron and me. We were both off. That can't happen, not at this time of year. Your stars have to be stars. Aaron and I are definitely the stars on this team. This can't happen again. We have to step it up. I'm sure we will.

It was a rough shooting night. I rushed a lot of shots.