Dave Loos Quotations

For us there is 16 conference games to go and yet, boy, these games this weekend seem really important because they are home games. It's kind of early to call them must-win, but they are really important games.

A stat that is really pleasing to me is 23 assists. That means that we are really passing the basketball and finding the open man.

We just weren't able to win enough games on the road to get to the 20-win mark to move ourselves up in the (OVC) standings where we hoped to be. On the other hand we did some very positive things, and I think our young people at times played in a manner that is really encouraging as it relates to the future.

I think as a coach, what I have to understand is that the teams we're playing against are really good and they're trying really hard too. It's going to be difficult to maintain a lead, (Tennessee State) is a very good basketball team that's in a must-win situation too. These last games are all going to be very difficult. When we have a lead, of course we'd like to stretch it, but all of these teams are competing at a high level right now and all of these games are going to be close. We're just happy to hold on and win whenever we can.

Andy really did a terrific job of bringing the team along and bringing them together. I'm proud of the job he did.

I would have thought you would have lost your mind or have gone over the edge. The pleasing thing about this is we got some guys off the bench, which will be big for us as we hopefully progress here.

They shoot it so well. It seems like every guy is shooting it 40 to 45 percent from 3. I mean, it's ridiculous.

I really like the way they both are competing. I think they are both playing hard, and that's a big compliment to both of them. They make a mistake now and then, but they're learning as freshmen and I'm really impressed by the way they continue to compete and play hard.

I think the big thing about Chuck is he has done this all behind the scenes with very little fanfare. Yet all of these athletes could not have achieved any of their goals without him and the people that work for him.

It's a result of a hit or a blow he took in the East Tennessee State game. ... When he was examined, the physician thought it best to sit out a while and let this antibiotic really start to do its job, and it appears like it is improving.