679 Quotes by Jim Calhoun

No team has disrupted us as much on offense. Their effort was extraordinary. I thought they did an incredible, incredible job.

They space the floor, and that can cause problems sometimes because our game is a game of power. And Villanova's backcourt disrupted us, so we couldn't use our power.

We're not a team of breakdown individuals. We're much more a team of execution. We're going to have to work on execution tomorrow, the next day and continue. It's fine when we're running. It's not quite as fine in the half-court set. Yet I've seen us in the half-court set be brilliant. I'm not sure we truly have a guy we would run five plays in a row for.

Obviously, we are disappointed that Jeff will miss the game at Providence, but the rule as stated in the rule book is very clear. Other players will have to step up and make up for his absence and I have complete confidence that will happen.

I thought at first when he released it, it was going to be good, but it wasn't.

Could he have played (Friday)? Probably. But obviously we didn't need him.

No team has disrupted our half-court offense as much as Washington. It was an incredible game by two teams who fought with everything they had. I don't think either team could have gone another minute.

...Basketball doesn't care what color your skin is. It doesn't care what language you speak or what religion you practice. It doesn't care if you're big or small, fast or slow. It just asks you to play, to complete, to lose with dignity, to win humility.

They're trying to be the toughest, scrappiest team on the floor in every game they play. It's working.