40 Quotes by John Connell

Brian just had one of those nights. He had a tremendous game. We know he's capable of it. He had an opportunity to showcase himself on a bigger stage.

Down the stretch we won a lot of games late and that was key. Xavier had more confidence this year in his teammates' ability. Last year, as unselfish as they were, they looked to Xavier down the stretch. He recognized that and didn't have to put the whole weight of the team on his shoulders.

Enrique draws the toughest (defensive) assignment almost every game for us. His job was basically to just deny (Holmes) the ball.

The scouting report was that they get most of their points in the paint. We didn't attack their shooters early, and we paid for it. When they were hitting early, we were missing some bunnies. . . . In all fairness, I think (Jones) played not to lose and just protect its lead (in the second half) and that played to our advantage.

It would seem to me that if in certain urban areas that there's a high demand for this, it's perhaps being driven by the fact that the public may want to know about this information.

The most significant implication of these findings will be in housing and destination services. Volume increases will mean greater demand and competition for housing and will thus drive market costs higher.

As a team, we've got a lot of character. I'm very happy with that. They work hard and have a history of being good students. I feel very comfortable with this group of guys.

They started draining shots. It was a struggle for us.

A lot is going to ride on his shoulders. I just think there's a lot of upside for him ... as he gets a little bigger and stronger, his game will develop a lot.