We are hoping within two weeks. That is very optimistic on my part.

Our guys believe at some point during the game, we’re going to get ya. Once we were able to get the game back within five and six, then our offense started to take over. We...

We had a tough mountain to try to climb. We lost to a very good program.

I told them to settle down and they need to relax. I wanted to assure them that I was under control. They were playing the way I was acting. I am acting. That’s exactly what...

His status is at the point where he’s getting up and down the floor a little bit. And we’re hoping that he’ll be able to play on Thursday.

This has to rank as the number one game since I’ve been coaching. To end in such a dramatic fashion on these guys’ Senior Day, you couldn’t ask for a better way to close it...

Teams are funny. Sometimes you take two steps forward and take a step back. And you take four steps ahead and two steps back. I am trying to get to the point where we are...

This game will be a contrast of styles. They want to be deliberate, run their offense and force us into a half-court game. We want to run.

I thought our defense was pretty consistent. We wanted to keep changing our defense and going between our zones and switching back to man. We wanted to keep them off balance and we didn’t want...

We couldn’t solve that zone today. That was our problem. As a coach, I don’t like to admit it, but I can’t deny the truth.

The success of what we do evolves around our ability to share the game. That’s what separates us. … We’re having a fantastic year and we’re enjoying the ride.

Last year they came in and won the game; that’s how I would define it. Revenge is never on our mind. What’s on our mind is playing defense, rebounding, taking care of the ball, and...

They’re an improved basketball team. They’re really playing within themselves. I think Coach (John Giannini) has done a great job of not letting opponents get comfortable. They do different things depending on who they play....

The guys believe at some point during the game, they’re going to get you.

I think Duke’s record is 32-3. They don’t have to work out any kinks.

He was fantastic today. He’s a kid I’ve talked a lot about. It was a matter of time before he was going to show his talent.

We paid a lot of attention to what people were saying and that hurt us. I felt last year was unjust for us to be picked so high when we hadn’t done anything to prove...

It’s more of a surprise. Disappointment? No. We won the league last year and we were a 12th seed, so we’ve improved.

We feel like right around the seven- or eight-minute mark is when the other team should be getting a little tired. That’s when our depth, our fresh legs and our pressure defense really starts to...

They’re one of the best teams in the country, and it shows in almost every statistical category. They’ve got a heck of a basketball team.

We moved the ball and got the shots we wanted. In the first half, we didn’t move the ball as well and that was the difference.

He’s doing well. Now it’s just a question of how effective he can be in a game situation.

Whenever Steve Smith steps on the basketball court, he’s the focal point. Everything starts with him. I think the guards played very well off of him and that allows them to be even better players....

It can set the tone for us. I truly believe our program is overachieving a tad bit when you look at the big picture. But hopefully we can continue to overachieve.

This is going to be the toughest game of the season up to date. I think because of the magnitude of the game. I think because Saint Joseph’s is 10-10, under .500 in the league....

I thought our guys responded well. Every guy that came in made a major contribution. We had guys making big plays after big plays, and they were different games. That’s been the character of this...

For me, it doesn’t mean a whole lot in the grand scheme of the whole season. It’s a great accomplishment at this juncture, and Thursday night, if you lose, it doesn’t mean anything.

Hopefully they will enjoy tomorrow. Hopefully they will have fun tomorrow, regardless of how the game plays out. Hopefully they’ll have a memory they’ll cherish for the rest of their lives, and they know they...

We’re not paying attention to any of that foolishness. What we’re paying attention to is that we want Pops to get double-digit rebounds. I want J.R. to take better shots. I want (senior forward) Mike...

If you’re going to go to the Final Four, win the Final Four, at some point you’re going to have to play Duke.

We recruit and do things the right way.

How about his defense? How about him guarding his man?

I was very pleased with his first game. He made his first 3, but I was more concerned with his effort sprinting back on defense. It’s going to take some time for him.

We were very, very fortunate to win the game. We made some tough 3s down the stretch, and we were able to get one or two key turnovers, and I thought that was the only...

I think if you wanted to, I guess you could have enough information to support that, if you wanted to take that side of it.

He was outstanding tonight. He brought a great deal of energy. He’s a talented player and he’s playing better every game.

We had the ball inside and they took it from us. Pops had a couple of shots inside — dunks he usually makes and he missed them. That really affected our shooting percentage. A large...

The guys had to respond because they were going into a situation where they hadn’t been before. We never told them if Pops was coming back or not coming back.

This is the first time this year we have had to deal with true adversity. We’ve been very fortunate.

To me, they’re the best team in this league. We got to go there we’ve got to play an ‘A’ game to win.

I thought our team played with a great deal of effort. We had a tough mountain to try and climb today. We lost to a very good program and I thought we played as hard...

You guys are making it very difficult to try to match expectations now.

Temple played a fantastic game. The elder statesman showed that he still knows how to get a team up and prepared to win a basketball game.

That’s what I was wondering. I told coach (Darrell) Brooks, ‘Who scheduled this game?’ Games are very tough for us to get. We want to try to get as many homes games as possible. This...

It’s great for the fans; I think it means more to them. Maybe at the end of the season I can reflect on it. But when you’re in the middle of the season and you...

They were a better team than us. It was clear to me and I was right there watching it. I thought they had better basketball players. Their experience really showed itself.

They’ve had classy kids and when you walk in their facility, you know basketball is important at that school. They’ve dominated us. They are the only program in this conference that has truly dominated us.

I am not going to put a number on minutes on him. We are going to see how the flow goes and see how he is doing. This is it. We’re not holding him for...

He was outstanding tonight. I liked how he was able to take control in the huddle, they responded to that. He’s a talented player and is playing better every game as he gets more comfortable...

I thought he was fabulous. He did all the things we needed him to do to win. We needed every rebound, every basket, and what I liked was absolutely every time we needed him to...