118 Quotes by Mike Woodson

I'm pretty pleased with our effort and the way we fought back in the second half. After the nine minute mark (of the third), we kind of went haywire that last three or four minutes of the quarter and instead of coming out of the quarter down by six or seven, we were down by 10.

Until we figure out that we're not going to outscore teams all the time and that we'll have to defend and rebound before we think about scoring, we're going to be a mediocre team. That's something we're going to have to improve on this summer.

I'm somewhat surprised, but I'm not the guy making the decisions.

We have had a lot of close games that we just didn't make plays down the stretch, but we refused to lose tonight.

We have had a couple good road wins, but this is by far the best. Our young kids did it tonight and you need to tip your hat to them. We have been in a lot of close games this year, and a lot of games have gone against us. Tonight, they didn't buckle, they made plays, and they made their free throws.

I just think we're talking about a kid with a different mind-set. We're talking about a guy that wanted to go somewhere and establish himself, to the point where he can make a difference.

Last year we would cringe when he would shoot the basketball. Now his shot looks like a shot and he is handling the ball a little better.

I just think we're talking about a kid with a different mindset,

Neither team played much defense. They shot the ball really well, and we were red-hot as well, so those nights sometimes happen.