165 Quotes by Mark Gottfried

Whether we play Winthrop or Louisiana Tech or (future opponents) Temple or (North Carolina) State, the players realize we schedule very, very good basketball teams and we've got to play at a high level every night.

We've beaten the top three teams in the (SEC) East and the top three teams in the West, and I don't know too many other teams that have done that. The bottom line is we need to keep winning.

Ron Steele was real aggressive. He penetrated a lot in the first half. That was big for us.

We got what we wanted. It just didn't go down.

We're going to leave this game here - we're not taking this one with us. We didn't play very well today, and Mississippi State was terrific.

Ron Steele is starting to step up in ways that he did in high school with his team. With maturity comes some aggressiveness, especially late in the game. He's a unique person and he will find a way for you to win. He's done that for us this year.

We knew they'd make a run, come back at us a little bit. They're too good of a team, too well coached, but our guys were able to respond to their run and extend the lead back up there.

Ron has probably rushed his shots a little bit. I want him just to settle down and play. I think we've depended on him too much, too.

We're not good enough to look past anybody or have letdowns. Every team we play can absolutely put it on us when we're not playing well or at a high level.