265 Quotes by Jamie Dixon

We want our people to improve. We want them to get better. This is the most important award for us.

They deserved to win. They did a great job.

We knew that he might not get the assist, but he would probably pass it to the guy who would set it up.

We were impatient. Rushing things offensively and that hurt our defense. We had some foul problems early and that hurt us. We just didn't play well. Our offense has a lot to do with our defense. They go hand in hand.

They were a physical, tough team. Those were two teams getting after it and playing aggressive. We didn't outbound them and they got more free throws. Obviously, our big guys having foul trouble had something to do with it.

We knew it would come down to the end.

We're 16-1. I wouldn't want to be complaining about that. No one would listen. We're getting better and improving every game. Even (against St. John's), we got much better in the second half.

They have players everyone wanted. They'll be playing with a lot of emotion, and they'll have a lot of confidence for this game.

We're not really out to prove anything to people. We play to compete. These guys like to play against the best people and they like challenges. They compete here in practice and it doesn't really change.