26 Quotes by Dave Leitao

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What he is doing this season, I think all of us - players, coaches and media - should really savor. He's having a season for the ages. ... We all need to sit back and admire it because it won't happen for a long time after this.

Obviously, the game got away from us a little bit early. I think we talked about it for a few days in preparation that the first five to 10 minutes of the game were going to be the most critical, because that's when you have the opportunity to keep them (Duke) back on their heels and establish in your mind and in their mind that you're here to play. And we did not do that.

Because we're not whole as a group, sometimes we have to be a little bit like a chameleon and change on the fly.

Because we're new to this whole thing and relatively inexperienced in dealing with everything that comes in front of us, it's equally as challenging to bring a team back from a victory and an important victory as it is from defeat. So we've got to continue to challenge our guys in that way to remain focused and understand the job at hand.

For the third game in a row I thought we played with some mental focus and toughness. There were certain spots in the game when the ebb and flow could have gone one way or another, and we responded well. For example, in the second half we rebounded much better than we did earlier on.

He is being evaluated. He fell on his head and hit it pretty good.

He's been playing full tilt in practice for about a week now. But obviously, games are the best place to get back. Today did a lot, not only for us, but for his self confidence and my confidence in him.

He's having not only a career, but particularly this season, a year for the ages. I've watched it, I've studied it on film and now I've seen it in person.