679 Quotes by Jim Calhoun

All those numbers would tell you that we did not do the things we're capable of doing at all times. We didn't do some of the things I know we're capable of. We had moments, but not enough.

I think this is really a great opportunity for Ed. He clearly has the talent to play basketball at the professional level, but if anyone can make this transition, it is him. He knows he has our support and we will do anything we can to help him make this move successfully.

They played some big games last year without Curtis. They can still win the league but it's going to be tougher. They scare me because of the way they spread the court and make you play small ball.

If we're not playing defense and I call time out, I can tell you right now it's going to be X-rated. I'll go after some people or make some changes. It's not like this is the middle of the season and we can get it done next time. We're all here and it's a perilous journey. It's a wonderful journey, but the band plays on if you lose.

We haven't played defense really well the past couple of weeks and that was just highlighted there.

There's no good losses, no moral victories, nothing of that nature. But the champion in them did come out. They weren't going away without trying to win a game.

They came out and pressed us and generally teams that press us allow to get ourselves going. And this was their third game in five days so it made it very difficult for them to stay with us.

All those numbers will tell you that we did not do what we are capable of doing. We have to accentuate what we do well.

I think to back away (from those goals) a day before would be fool hardy. You aren't going to achieve every one of your goals. (But) the goal we would like most to achieve takes place in April.