It always seems to be the hole in the dike.

That was a team effort to make him more forceful. His teammates had to play a part in that, to continue to look into the post every time. To Ian’s credit, he re-established himself as...

I do think it was the biggest win of the year. At the time we beat Xavier, I thought that was the biggest win, but since they have kind of fallen on harder times, it...

They had every reason to lose tonight and they found a way to win and that’s the sign of a good team.

This will sound a little strange, but we did not play good basketball tonight. I’m sure that the outside observer will say they really played tough against a top-ranked team on the road and blah,...

When he came out, it was like their wheels came off.

A year ago, we were struggling for survival. At least now, we can dream a little bigger.

That has to be the No. 1 point of discussion when the A-10 coaches get together after the season.

This was the biggest win of the season for us. I’m happy with our players. When we flew in here they had a mission about them and wanted to play well and they did not...

All along I have known they are confident players, but they don’t do it in a boastful way. Tommie is not intimidated by anybody. I have this vivid memory of how we were about to...

[GW] had every reason to lose tonight, and they found a way to win, and that’s a sign of a good team.

Those are the kind of guys you build your program around. He’s a warrior.

Adam will provide an immediate physical presence as a strong, power forward-type player, who has the ability to make an immediate impact in our program.

They’re in a little slump right now. That affects a lot of things. I’ve been in Sean’s situation, and he’s got his hands full for the rest of the year, just to keep his kids...

We’ll keep our ears open, but nothing is pending. I really was hoping to get him. I don’t have a plan B. That’s not totally unusual. We’ve gotten good players in the past in the...

The reason we were able to win is that we did defend very well. It was one of our best defensive games of the year.

We’re not putting this one behind us. I’m not so into the standings and all of that. I’m into the quality of play, and for two games in a row, our defensive quality of play...

Tommie didn’t get a great shot. There’s a great player that made a great play. It wasn’t a great designed play. He just made it work.

It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever been around. I’ve never been on a team, coach or player, where this has happened. I just hope we can take the positives to Rhode Island and see if...

If Ian gets drafted, that’s going to hurt us, there’s no way around it. What can I say? I don’t think even if we find out he gets drafted in June, we can find someone...

I finally think they get it. When you’ve experienced something by doing that certain thing consistently well – defense – they get it.

That’s not the way we scripted the game to start. It just snowballed from there. One of the keys was for us to shoot the ball well early so we didn’t have that self-perpetuating problem....

His leadership style is who he is. He’s very abrasive. If his teammates were honest, some would say they don’t like it at all. I’ve always felt when you ask a kid to lead, you...

That’s two full games where we haven’t stopped anybody. Somehow we outscored Charlotte. We didn’t outscore Dayton. We’re messing with fire if we think that’s how we can play. We have to stop people.

His guy got free a couple times. He had three turnovers in the first 10 minutes. I don’t want to lay blame on any one person. He got off to a slow start.

Not surprised. He’s a Big Ten veteran. Those are the kinds of guys you build programs around.

I don’t think everybody thought they would have the impact they did. I knew both kids were confident in their ability and I knew they were talented.

This is about as distasteful a loss as I can remember, and it’s baffling. After Sunday’s game, I thought a good positive push was going to take place. It’s the mystery of coaching.

I guess I’m one of the few guys not surprised they’re playing the way they are. I knew that both kids were confident in their ability to play right away. We’ve asked them to do...

They’re getting a ton of publicity in St. Louis. They have not exceeded my expectations, because my expectations were very high. We knew they could come in and give us quality minutes.

I want to establish quality on both ends of the floor. It’s very important going into the conference tournament that we’re not just good on offense, but also good on defense. We have to have...

Shooters are shooters. We’ve got to keep recruiting shooters and we’ve got to keep getting our kids to understand how much time they have to spend on their shot.

The bottom line is, we didn’t make shots. It’s just disappointing that we played as well as we did defensively, and yet it’s a 10-point loss. And we missed free throws. It’s just not good...

I’m concerned with Ian’s turnovers. Those are hurting us a little.

First time I’d ever subbed a kid in and out before he played.

Our deficiency as 3-point shooters showed up, badly. When that happens, there is a domino effect. Once we quit making our shots from the perimeter, they stop defending us. Then our No. 1 threat, which...

It doesn’t look good again.

It feels good. Not just to win three in a row, but to win four out of five.

It’s just disappointing. I don’t really have good answers. … Maybe I will (feel good about what the team has done) at the end of the year. I don’t feel good right now. The quality...

I would like it to be permanent. Unless it’s absolutely, totally necessary, I’m not going to change it based on the opponent’s starting lineup. I told the other guys, ‘If one of you guys proves...

This is who we are. We’ve established ourselves as a defensive team, but our offense comes and goes. We missed a lot of open shots in the second half. We have to find a way...

Wow. From my vantage point, that was fun to watch. I became a fan there for a while. He was really spectacular.

I could tell right away before the first media timeout that we were ready to defend.

It goes without saying, you have to win. You have to win more than one of them. You have to win a couple of them.

They just have to log minutes. As good a player as Tommie is, as good a player as Kevin is, they just need more minutes. They need to keep playing and they need to keep...

They have figured it out. We’re every bit as good, but we haven’t figured it out. I’m not saying we’re better than the Missouri Valley, but we’re every bit as good.

It doesn’t have a life of its own. You guys can write about it. But it’s been weird.

I’m searching a little bit for answers. I think Luke has earned the spot. I was very impressed with the way he played in the midst of a gut-wrenching game. I thought he played really...

He was like an adult playing with kids. He was getting shots for different kids.

I told Ian when he left last summer that he had to come back ready to be the centerpiece of our offense. He not only wanted it, but he came back here to do it.