283 Quotes by Steve Alford

It goes without being said how important he is to our offense. Him being 100 percent opens things up for us defensively.

The second half, we just couldn't make a shot. And you've got to give credit to their defense. But you can't shoot 30 percent. We fouled too much the second half.

The legacy (the seniors) leave will last long after this year is over. But we still have a lot of work to do.

I think we came here as a four seed, maybe a five, but what we did this weekend picked us up.

The staff really worked hard at trying to get (players) to forget about what happened Saturday. The seniors then did the rest.

I think we are a better defending team. I still think we have a long way to go and we have done a lot of improvement in that area. That is exciting because I think we have done a pretty good job through 17 games. All-in-all it has been a great team effort in the defensive end.

When I played with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his ability and the ability of the other great players on that team. But what impressed me was that he was always the first one on the floor and the last one to leave.

Right now we've got seven really solid teams that have probably locked up NCAA bids. I think we've got a minimum of seven right now.

It is obviously a tough game for us.