60 Quotes by Tom Crean

He's getting better all the time. He impacts at both ends of the floor.

He's phenomenal at the end of the game.

He'll be playing at the Bradley Center again.

This was a great college basketball game with two teams who have a lot of respect for each other.

Jack and Jackie gave Jim a great value base. He saw how Jack did it and how Jackie supported it. Jim is such a natural leader and a natural competitor. He feels a responsibility to lead people. That's what led him to be a head coach.

Joe has worked so hard on his shooting, as has Dan, and we feel like it's going in when they get the ball. We are very confident with those guys on the floor. It makes a lot of difference for us to be able to play five guards and not have any drop-off when you go to the bench.

I thought our team learned something over the (Rutgers loss). They have learned to be honest when they don't play up to their standards.

I think the way he attacked and the way he went to the rim, especially in the second half, he played with just a fierce energy which was really good.

Last year after Travis went down, we didn't have any options. You never want to be in that position, especially as we go into the Big East. In this league, you've got to have five or six guards that can play. We're not there yet, but we're getting closer.