Mike McConathy Quotations

The style we play is the style we believe we can be competitive with. At our level, if you can get some good athletes that can play hard and you can keep the intensity level up, then we think we can be competitive against bigger schools." ()

It's hard to put into words what this is like." ()

It's hard to put into words what happened. We're very excited. If I had the chests that some of those guys have, I would have kept my shirt on. But I'm a pretty conservative guy and I like to keep things conservative. In the excitement of everything, I thought it was OK." ()

Building relationships is the key for being happy as a coach. Players must want to play for you. If they are comfortable with you, they will work hard for you.

We had 24 turnovers and they turned them into 26 points, so I think that pretty much tells the story of the game." ()

I don't have my thesaurus, but gratifying will do just right. It's very true. These guys have bought into what we try to do. They are selfless and they have bought into the idea that the MVP of the team is the team." ()

It's a little different mood in here today. In this business you can go from the top of the world to the bottom of the trash barrel. But that's all right." ()

It's a little different for us today, going from the top of the world to the trash barrel." ()

I think that's the way you have to do it. Basketball is a team sport. If you convince guys to play together, you can play with anyone at that higher level. I really think it's a great angle for coaches to look at." ()

It was an unbelievable rush, but we can't be satisfied. There is so much more we can accomplish." ()