38 Quotes by Jeff Ruland

Four games really caught up to them. You could definitely see that in the second half.

He'll play. He's played very well at times and we're playing a big physical team (today) so he's gotta be ready to roll.

He's got the heart of a lion. We have a difficult task in front of us.

We lost to a very, very good basketball team.

I think this team wore us down with their size, especially in the second half. We had a period when we got some open looked and missed it. That is when they took the lead and never relinquished it. It says a lot about our guys when a team that size has to play zone against us.

I'm so happy for these guys. I love all my players but this is special with all the stuff we've been involved with over the last couple of years. ... They're leaving a banner behind.

We don't play basketball to give up 65 percent shooting in a half. That's why we put ourselves in the hole. We didn't following our scouting.

We've been close before. If the stars are aligned and it's high tide, maybe we've got a shot.

You can make a case for 5-6 teams in the conference right now. My main concern right now is to get my team back on track. We've got as good a shot as anybody up there. ... The games are going to be wars. They always are.