362 Quotes by Jay Wright

They are probably more skilled at every position than any Big East team that we play against because everybody can handle it, pass it, shoot it well. They remind me of Connecticut, but with their size at every position and with the way they push the ball at you, they are just a little more skilled at each spot.

I just wanted our guys to settle down. We have experienced guys; they know how to handle it.

We got beat today because they were more efficient in every phase of their game today than we were.

There was never a time to relax. That's probably a positive, a sign of a great league. We never had to worry about our guys being ready for a game. You cannot relax one second.

I wouldn't have known that if they didn't bring it up on the screen.

Cincinnati plays as hard as any team in the Big East, and this environment is as difficult as any in the Big East. We're going to see the same thing Sunday. It's like we set this up for perfect preparation.

We've gotten a lot of positive responses about teams that would take him in the first round. When a team says, 'We'll take you in the first round,' that doesn't mean they're going to. That means they would. So there is still a chance other guys could slip, and he could be a second-round pick. He understands that.

They're playing like champions and we're out here cruising. I thought we started the second half relaxed.

I wouldn't wish what happened to them on any other class. I wouldn't want to go through it again.