Kirk Walters Quotations

We know we have to win these last three games. It's huge. It's sort of the tradition of Arizona basketball, and we don't want to be the team that let this down and was the team that didn't get the 20 wins and that berth in the NCAA tournament. We definitely want to keep that going.

We're going home to practice and play a lot of home games. We can make a lot of progress between now and the Pac-10 tournament.

More time on the court and getting in more of a groove.

I don't know about that. But either way we're going to be playing.

From my view, I didn't think it had a chance.

We've got to keep on winning games right now. We can't drop any of them.

He said we were timid. He was probably right.

He's a real vocal guy for us. He's a central part of our defense and our offense.

He's done a lot this year. But now I think he knows when to drive and find an open man or when to take the shot. He's been finding open people. He's not forcing things. He's been letting things come to him.

When they got it down to three points, we couldn't force anything with our shot. They've got guys who can knock that shot down and tie it up.

It is great to have Hassan back. He is one of our leaders. He is a vocal guy on the team and he has been here four years. He knows what is going on. He is an essential part of our offense and defense.

It feels good that we got the monkey off our backs. Now we have to build on this momentum. The fact we never quit shows the guts of this team.

It feels like we got that monkey off of our back. Now we can start playing and building momentum for the Pac-10 tournament.

I wasn't really nervous. It's something you practice all the time. You think about the situation as a kid.

We can't let them dictate the tempo. Their offense doesn't take any chances. They are very patient, and they run their stuff extremely well.

We know we can do it. We've done it. It's not a case where we can't. We know the formula we have to use after playing them. We know what works.

The fact that we never gave up shows the guts of this team.

There have been some ups and downs, and our chemistry has been really good in some games and for halves of games, and in other halves we didn't look like a team. But in this one we put together two halves of Arizona basketball.

We've been playing like every game we've got to win near the end. We don't want to fall back on something like the RPI. We just want to win out and hopefully that will make the statement that we're ready for the tournament.

We'll have to have a few guys step up.

We had to get this one; there was no panic. We had to get it; no stepping back.

At that point, you've just got to focus on the free throws and shoot.

People say the Big Ten's down, but every year, they have great teams. They always do well in the NCAA tournament.

Dean Smith and all the great players that he had, there's just so much history and it'll be fun to play there.

This definitely gets the monkey off our backs.

It's good to be part of a team that doesn't break that streak.

It's been a while since I've felt this good. It's something where you just go into a slump and you just keep working and you get out of it.

That helps from my standpoint because I can be a little more aggressive. If you make a mistake you still play your game.

Oh, man, that was a great game. We'll see if it's on ESPN Classic soon.

They come from a tough conference. I know they rebound and defend well. We're really going to have to push the ball and try to get them out of their game.

I'm not feeling any better (because) we lost two games. I've still got a lot of work to do.

I don't know if it's necessarily to toughen us up or get us used to it.