60 Quotes by Tom Crean

We still need to sign guys. We have workable depth, but we need more. The more guys you have that can handle the ball -- pass and shoot and create -- the better for everyone.

When you've got a team like that that's just trying to get to New York, it's a great league. The old adage that we beat up our own, that's what everyone has to take into account.

We're just trying to make sure we keep having great practices and a lot of energy, get ready for each individual game and if it happens, it happens. We know it doesn't get any easier. To start talking about a bye could turn into a distraction for these guys.

This ranks as one of the best wins this season. The more meaningful games we win in February will hopefully help us play more meaningful games in March.

Louisville played excellent and they played hard. It was a very hard, intense battle, one of the most intense battles I've ever been associated with. They had a couple more big plays than we did at the end.

Look what Syracuse did; they couldn't have played any worse against DePaul a week ago and they just won four great games. Anything can happen this time of year.

Maybe 10, but I'm biased. When you go against Seton Hall, you see Cincinnati. When you see these teams on a day-in, day-out basis, you see how good they are.

He understands positioning, he can hold his spot in the post. He may not get a ton of rebounds, but he can keep his man from getting rebounds.

He's comfortable down there; he's improving all the time. The big things now are to improve his balance, his footwork, his skills and confidence down low. But he's a hard worker and when you work that hard you have a chance to really gain expertise in certain situations that much faster.