Dennis Wolff Quotations

We started three guys who haven't played a minute of Division I basketball in this type of environment, and I thought they showed a lot of poise right from the beginning. I thought we competed on every possession right to the end of the game, which was what we had hoped we would do.

We're an inside-oriented team right now, so I think if we don't control the inside the way that I hope we would, then I think were going to have trouble. I think we've at least held our own with them on the boards in the first two games. The first game we actually dominated them on the boards.

I don't think were living and dying by the 3-point shot, but if they're guarding us the way they are we're going to have some open looks and try and take advantage.

I think it feels very good to get the win. We've played very hard lately but we haven't been able to get results. We were able to get the monkey off our back.

I think you have to work on him in every possession. The kid's a tough player, he's a good player. If you put yourself in a position that you fall asleep on him at any point during the game, you're going to put him in a spot that he can make plays -- and he's good at making plays.

I think you can overanalyze these things to where you're going to drive yourself nuts. The last two years we had a ton of guys who had NCAA experience, and we came up short in the first-round games.

I think the defense is playing hard. But still, our margin for error is not that great. There are still defensive breakdowns. In the second half, we don't guard a couple of screens, leave a guy and he hits a 3 at a critical time.

I thought our kids gave a real gusty effort. They didn't appear to be intimidated by the circumstances, which is a good thing for us.

I think what we need to have is have a bunch of the other guys step up. We've had different guys on different nights, but we haven't had anyone step up consistently.

Just because we beat them twice doesn't mean anything. We could've easily lost both games.

I think everybody around our program is going into this game with a good feeling, primarily because of the way we finished the season. Last year, we went into it losing two out of three and kind of scuffling, and this year were going in with everyone anxious, looking forward to it, wanting to get to the semis.

I think right now he's struggling with his confidence. I think he passed up open shots so he's really not sure right now when to shoot and when not to shoot.

I think he's someone that was a difficult match up for us the last time. I think we're gonna have to do a better job on him if we want to win.

I think he is playing with as much purpose and conviction as any guy I've had in their senior year. There's been guys that have been more talented, but I don't know if I've had anybody as determined to try to play as well as he's been.

I think Gardner has made the biggest freshman to senior year improvement of any guy we've had. I think he deserves a lot of credit.

I think for these kids, continuing to try to play hard - I mean they're on the road in a hostile environment still trying to win, they really deserve a lot of credit.

I think it will be significantly different. I think they're playing way better. They've played a very tough schedule and improved. I think it's going to be a much harder-fought game this time.

That was one of the softest performances by a BU team in six years - in every way.

We were able to get out in transition and get some quick baskets. I have always said missing shots can be contagious, but today making them was contagious.

Those are the breaks, and these kids have played hard.

When you?re running uphill like that (it?s tough). When we got it down to four I called time-out because we were exhausted.

We didn't play with a lot of energy in the first half. We were running uphill the entire game, and every time we came close we made a mistake.

We've been disjointed all year. We've had injuries, suspensions, and it's not an easy thing in college basketball, or anywhere, to not have consistency - and we really haven't had that.

We need to come out aggressive, not only on the defensive end but on the offensive end as well. If we don't, our season will simply come to an end.

You have to just gradually get your rhythm back when you're struggling a bit as he has been.

We didn't let their other guys get going at all. Overall I thought that we had a comfortable lead the entire game, and that's because of the way our guys played on defense.

There's not a whole lot of difference between any of the teams. I think the group of kids that plays the hardest and stays into whatever their coach is trying to do has the best chance to win it.

This is the best game he's played in college. He was very efficient, very active on both ends of court. He did a real nice job.

This certainly falls into the category of games where we really gutted it out. We made way more plays than they did and it would have been a real shame if we had another guy foul out and lost.

They took us out of everything. They make it difficult for you to handle the ball on the perimeter.

They don't beat themselves and they're very aggressive in the defensive end. They put a lot of pressure on you.

It was a tough make, but it was clearly after the horn went off. We did get it up there pretty quickly. I think by the guy running up on him, it didn't allow him to turn and square as soon as he would've liked to.

It's a play that's designed to get him a shot, but I can't take too much credit. I designed plays for 39 minutes in this game that made us look like one of the worst offensive teams in history, so ... he deserves the credit for making a really good play.

I started him in the second half, that's how it works. If you produce, you play.

They were the more aggressive team. They created opportunities for themselves. And we were forced to react to them all night.

Gardner had the type of last home game you'd like to have. It's very deserving based on the type of season he's had.

I don't think finishing second or fifth is going to make a difference once you get to the conference tournament. In this league, everyone's the same. This was a road game. We didn't play well, but we can go out and win the next one.

He played very hard. We're going to need everybody to try to match the energy he's bringing.

The kid is a very good shooter, as good as I've recruited since I've been a coach here. He's gonna miss some shots but you have to go with him.

You've got to give the guys who played a lot of credit. We ended up having to scramble and play some of those other guys at strange positions.

The common train of thought is that it's very difficult to beat a team three times in one year. I would agree with that, except in the conference tournament there's a number of these things that crop up. I think the way we go into it to give ourselves the best chance to win is to understand that we easily could have lost both games to them and that because of that, we need to treat them with the respect that they deserve.

The last game was a real strange game. We were up big early, they got back in it, we were up right before the half, we fell asleep, we got down, they get right back. We want to get back on the right track, get back to .500 in the league.