John Jay Quotations | Page 2

We gave them the ball early and they didn't even have to go 30 yards to score, ... That really hurt us.

We got humbled (today). We need to scratch and claw to get our way back into a competitive mindset.

That goes without saying. It looks good (to be at home for so long), but if you don't perform and get it done, it won't look as good.

Neither team was stopping each other and then Chris Hernandez had a stretch there that changed everything. The big shot he hits, the 3-pointers, and then he gets bumped and the parade continues. Having that happen where they get a lot of points at the line was one of my biggest fears.

I've seen since Pac-10 started a greater focus in practice toward the game plan, the scouting report. He's absorbing more. The more anybody invests into something with a commitment; you don't accept failure as easy. You are better prepared to sustain effort and focus. It sure helps us when he plays like that. He's more difficult to deal with.

I've never seen them shoot that well. They shot us right out of the fight.

Staying hydrated is an important part in getting back, but Jack is fine.

It was a good effort and we moved the ball better than we have in a while, and so it's fun to get back on that side of it again. It was good to see guys make plays at the end of the game, and keep poised.

We've been in a slump, been in a funk, feeling sorry for ourselves, and today we didn't.

The deal right now is our perimeter defense. We battle for a while and the lack of depth and height is killing us. Guys are trying, but the guys we are trying to stop are the lead guys in the conference. And Lamar always took that assignment. We've been vulnerable there.