176 Quotes by Leonard Hamilton

I am so confused by this whole process that I think the best thing for me as a basketball coach to do is worry about the things I can control. And that's to make sure we get through today's practice and we're prepared for Wake Forest.

As big a jump as he's made this year, we expect him to make a bigger jump next year.

I feel like he has as much or more potential than anybody on this team.

As I was coming in (the interview room), I was thinking about how much energy he brought to the game tonight. His comments and his enthusiasm on the bench and his communication with the players was extremely animated, unlike A.J. Sometimes he is very quiet, but he had a lot to say.

Getting beat on the boards seemed to be a very significant part of this game. You have to give them a lot of credit for pounding the glass. It seemed like every time we've played them the last couple of years, they've been much better prepared on the boards than we have. We got beat by a team that did the things they need to do within their scheme in order to win the game tonight.

That's who we are. We don't necessarily feel that we're more talented than anyone else, but we feel if we play hard and aggressive ? then maybe we can have an advantage because of our quality of depth.

If the committee is going to pick the 64 best teams, I think they're going to be hard-pressed to find 64 better teams that are more qualified.

Al has always had a burning desire to be a good player. He spends more time in the gym by himself than anyone we've had. For him, it was just a matter of adjusting to our style and feeling comfortable. He's now reacting and not thinking.

He works at his game as much as any player I've ever seen. A guy with that kind of attitude, you know he's going to continue to keep getting better.