145 Quotes by Ed DeChellis

Our team chemistry is pretty good. They really like each other and enjoy playing with one another ... which we really haven't had the last couple of years.

He's starting to understand how hard he has to play and the intensity level. He's making shots, which has given him some confidence, and he's blocked some shots as well.

He's such a competitive kid. He just doesn't want to come out.

Our freshmen will be stronger, tougher, better, our sophomores will become juniors. We'll have some guys who have been through the wars.

He's just a force inside. I don't think anybody's really done a great, great job of handling him. We've just got to make it tough for him to get the ball, try to limit his touches with the basketball. And then when the shot goes up, somebody better get a body on him.

He's one of those guys that you don't really notice until you watch them. He's 6-foot-5 and as athletic as they come.

Really, the pressure was on Illinois. No one gave us a chance to win, except for the 12 players on our side and three or four coaches. They had 16,000 on their side.

I didn't know if it was good or not. I figured I'd find out shortly.

Long-term, I think it's important for us. We started all over, and in two recruiting classes we've been able to put ourselves in postseason play.