28 Quotes by Mike Montgomery

I think there's probably a middle ground of expectations. We're going to hear a lot of playoff (talk) -- and that's a good thing. I would think we'd be competitive in every game we play. We have the thought we're good enough to beat anybody on a given night. Maybe that's a starting point. Let's talk about winning more (games) than losing.

Ironic, isn't it?. But that's what happens at the end. Fundamentals, fundamental. You can't get breakdowns at the end. ...That was a ball we just had to rebound.

I thought it was important for us to get a split, just so the kids get some confidence in themselves, in what we're doing. The effort was there, now we get some results.

We've looked surprisingly good, ... With only four starters back, we're basically a young team.

Typically, the aggressor gets the call, and I think that's what happened. We were a little disappointed in the foul shots. But like I said, the aggressor typically gets the calls, and we were not the aggressor.

We just got to do it with this group. Find out what our strengths are.

We got stagnant with the ball. We got stuck in bad situations. They knew our tendencies and what we were going to do.

We scored nine points. We just started shooting threes. We got stagnant and the ball wasn't going down and we didn't guard Ray Allen and it was just a stretch where it was worse than that.

It was a strong comeback, but we just ran out of gas. The problem is we trailed early and we were coming back. One thing is, our guys didn't quit. We just couldn't make the big plays while Indiana made the big shots down the stretch.