Jerry Eaves Quotations

I now know that chemistry is more important than talent. They adhered to a system, played hard and started to have success. The six wins represent super success.

He has become a vocal leader, he works hard and he handles discipline.

I think that our size affected them. When they wanted to run their offense, we put a lot of pressure on the ball.

Basically, we started the year without our top player from last year, and then we lost two of our top three scorers already this year. If we've had any kind of luck, it's been bad luck.

Normally, on the road we don't hit shots. We get to a point in the game where we hit a drought and don't score for a while, and then we start missing free throws and the next thing you know we're hanging our heads. Tonight, we shot the ball with confidence. That was the difference.

Playing better competition never hurts. I think you need to be fair with your program. ... I'm a true believer in playing real competition ... and it makes it easier for them to play with the talent level is closer to their ability.

My alma mater, the University of Louisville, would not play the schedule we have. If we played their schedule in our gym, we'd have three or four wins by now.

We just didn't have the mental outlook to execute at the end.

They are an excellent team. They play a lot of zone. We are going to have to shoot the ball better, but I think our effort will be better and I think we will be able to get the job done.

It's hard to get up for a team that only has six players. Their roster includes some good players. They are a lot like us in that they have some kids struggling with grades, but like us they haven't made excuses, and you saw that tonight in the way they played us.