Chris Collins:
On the game: Obviously for us it's a disappointing loss. It wasn't about effort or attitude, we got in a bit of foul trouble with Vic [Law] in the first half, I want our guys to continue to be confident, and we got a number of looks, but overall we weren't able to make them pay. It's frustrating, I feel for the guys, no one likes losing.
On the scoring: It's hard because if you hold teams in their fifties in this conference, to hold them that low, it was not about our defense, it was about our inability to score the ball. A lot of times it's a make or miss type deal. The other night we made these shots.
On the penultimate shot by Law: He's right in the middle of the lane, I'd take that shot all day.
On the team's rebounding: They're big, they're physical, I thought we did a better job in the Iowa game of gang-rebounding, we got spread out tonight.
On the team's confidence: At times, I thought they did in the Iowa game. The one thing I want is for it not to be predicated on their first shot or first couple shots. They all wanna win, we have a tendency to get inward, we have to help each other get out of it. They need to stay upbeat, to keep fighting. You can lay down on the season or you can dig down and fight. There's no doubt what my guys in that locker room are going to do.
On the game: Obviously for us it's a disappointing loss. It wasn't about effort or attitude, we got in a bit of foul trouble with Vic [Law] in the first half, I want our guys to continue to be confident, and we got a number of looks, but overall we weren't able to make them pay. It's frustrating, I feel for the guys, no one likes losing.
On the scoring: It's hard because if you hold teams in their fifties in this conference, to hold them that low, it was not about our defense, it was about our inability to score the ball. A lot of times it's a make or miss type deal. The other night we made these shots.
On the penultimate shot by Law: He's right in the middle of the lane, I'd take that shot all day.
On the team's rebounding: They're big, they're physical, I thought we did a better job in the Iowa game of gang-rebounding, we got spread out tonight.
On the team's confidence: At times, I thought they did in the Iowa game. The one thing I want is for it not to be predicated on their first shot or first couple shots. They all wanna win, we have a tendency to get inward, we have to help each other get out of it. They need to stay upbeat, to keep fighting. You can lay down on the season or you can dig down and fight. There's no doubt what my guys in that locker room are going to do.
