All of a sudden it stops. It’s like we hit the wall.

This is the hand we’re dealt. The kids are giving me great effort.

He’s developed into a heck of a player. I’m just disappointed we didn’t have some front line help for him. He’s single-handedly carrying us.

We’re trying to find a way to win a game.

I really like how they share the ball and make the extra pass.

It came out of nowhere. They needed to run these tests. I think he’ll be cleared by Friday or Saturday.

Steve Smith is going to get 20 (points) and 10 (rebounds) every night. He can make the other players around him better, and that’s what he does. But I don’t think it’s a one-man team...

We opened up man-to-man. They made their run, and we couldn’t get back to the zone.

Right now, I don’t have an answer. You’ve got to knock down shots.

I think it is in Jack’s best interest to continue working toward his degree without basketball as part of the equation. It is important that he focus on his studies in order for him to...

I think they are a great basketball team. A top-20 team. They have veteran players, they play hard, and they know their roles. I don’t see any weakness.

We have to get help for McAllister. We need more offense from someone else on the floor. It can’t be McAllister carrying us on his shoulders. We need all the other players to get more...

McAllister gave everything he had. We didn’t have enough.

All the other film is worthless now. I really feel that creates more diversity. I like their diversity.

He’s just been a kid who’s worked hard. He’s improved every facet and every area.

This season has been … real tough. It’s been hard on the kids, hard on the coaches and hard on the fans. This kind of adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals character.

Coach Hobbs has done as good as job as any coach in the country at taking a program and moving to another level.

We’ve lost three starters out of top six. It’s a staggering blow. The roles have changed. They are forced to endure on-the-job training. We’ve got our team, and we’re going to play with it.

Steven Smith is just a superstar. He’s the total package.

It was a game of two halves. I thought we played really well in the first half and did the things we needed to do to win the ball game. In the second half, we...

I think the game came down to three things. Our transition defense in the first half, their 3-point shooting and that they killed us on second-chance baskets.

The last eight or nine minutes we got tired, no question about that. I thought we gave a good effort.

We are what we are. We have no margin for error.

The big kid does a solid job and draws a lot of attention. They crushed us on the boards (37-24). Saint Louis is on a nice roll.

Nothing worked. We didn’t get any clean looks, and I don’t know if we got a clean look, if we’d knock it down anyway.

They have some tremendous basketball programs in Philadelphia.

He practiced like a maniac.

I knew Liddell was good, but he played great. He doesn’t have to have to ball to make plays. That’s very valuable. He’s going to be a pro someday. He knows how to play. Most...

I’m trying to show some poise, some professionalism. The kids haven’t quit on me.

Chauncey has become a very solid player the past couple of weeks.

I felt good about the last two days. We’re getting healthy. I’m hoping the injuries are in the rear-view mirror and the next 5-6 games, we can play at a high level and be healthy...

I thought the kids showed up and competed. It was a very high-level college basketball game.

We were up eight, and I thought it could have been 15 or 20 if we were more efficient with the basketball. Did we play hard enough in the second half? No.

They really got on a roll in the first half. They just got us on our heels. Chauncey Duke did a nice job for us in the first half, but nobody else got involved.

We’ve had to move our roster around. There’s a lot of playing time going to a lot of young players. What we’re seeing is a lot of inconsistency.

Some players have really played well some nights. They get double-doubles one game, then we get doughnuts from them.

He’s done great. He hasn’t wilted. He’s taken the responsibility and done a nice, solid job.

I really was pleased with the effort and the comeback. But once we made the comeback, we exerted so much energy that when they made their run, we weren’t able to counter it.

We’re going to have to make (3-pointers). We’ve got to make eight to 12 to be in the game.

It just wears on you. It happens quickly and suddenly, and it’s lethal when it does.

Liddell has a very diversified game, a very mature game for a freshman. He had a little bit of an Oscar Robertson game. I compared him to Robertson because he averaged a triple-double at the...

I’m pleased that we were able to come in here and compete against a really good basketball team. We’re just trying to survive.

We’re trying to get him a little more focused and get him to play better.

That just took an eight-point lead and cut it in half. The momentum changed the other way.

He’s a first-round pick. He’s going to be playing in the NBA next year. He’s a great player. But they have a lot of really good players.

We have to find a way of putting two halves of basketball together.

I thought the kid played great.

I do think we can rebound better. I know we can. We need everyone to help out in that area.

Our kids played hard. It was just a battle down to the wire.

They are just ferocious on defense. A couple of (the turnovers) were our fault, but most of them were pressure.