38 Quotes by Jeff Ruland

We knew we were going to get somebody like this. They have the big guy in the middle. But I don't know if they're a great shooting team. We'll have to mix it up. We've got to worry about guarding (Davis). But he also has to worry about guarding us.

We won't get into dollar amounts. But I'll tell you we got the same amount for most of those games as we got from Seton Hall. So, what's the issue?

Seton Hall outplayed us in every aspect of the game. They out-toughed us, out-hustled us and outplayed us.

Some days he's going on pure will right now.

If we play like this the rest of the way, we'll be in good shape. We had good intensity and were physical. It wasn't easy. The guys worked their butts off.

If they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the NIT. They're a terrific team.

If they really want to win this tournament, they'll win it. It's no disrespect to anybody else. If they're all on the same page, it could be scary.

If they want to win this thing, they will. No disrespect to anyone else but this team can be scary.

I did not expect this kind of play from us. This is an interesting bunch of guys, and they will continue to be. We've just got to keep plugging along.