It's a lot tougher on the road, which we found out at Michigan State.
We're on the brink of being a very good basketball team, but a very good basketball team wins road games, and they just don't win at home.
We've adapted. You can tell a difference in wind and conditioning at first. We went pretty hard (Wednesday). We have all day (today) to get our legs back. It shouldn't be a problem.
It felt like I played like it this week in practice, just cherishing every second on the court. Playing like it's my last possession, going after the ball. There's a lot more at stake, and I feel like I've shown that.
(We had) just a lack of focus from the beginning. That will kill you in any game.
We have to be clicking on all cylinders, and that's our game, is making three-pointers, with our spacing and Marco inside. We have to make threes to be in this game. It's got to be a defensive lockdown, make your outside shots, and Marco has to make plays for us.
I know they're an excellent team. (They have an) inside-outside game; lots of length; lots of ability. They're men underneath, and we have to combat that by playing smart, blocking out and taking five guys to the defensive glass.
It's being lackadaisical from the tip is what it is. Even at home we've done it. We've spotted teams huge leads, and it seems like it takes us four or five minutes before we think the game begins. We've gotten away with it at home, but teams don't allow you to do that on the road.
We need a road win. Road wins are huge. Every win is huge in the Big Ten. It makes this game more important because we have not had a good showing on the road, and we need to prove ourselves if we want to win the Big Ten.
I'm not sure he was given a fair shot from a fan standpoint.
