Quotations

«He's the leading scorer in the country, so there's really nothing we can do. We hope he misses some shots. We don't have anyone who can really guard him. No one has figured it out.»

«Hopefully, it's not the last time I (coach). It'll be the last time I do it at Indiana. Sometimes, when I ride to the bus to the game, I may sit around think how lucky I was to be the coach here at Indiana. This is a big-time program. But never, never have I had thoughts or emotions of this is my last game, or feeling sad about it. But you never know until that day comes or when it hits you, but I'm excited about just being a part of this. Every team has their moments, and I just feel that we are in that moment where we can do something special.»

«He has no nerves. I mean, he fears nothing.»

«They were a third seed and they probably should have been a one seed. They were the best three seed in the tournament for sure.»

«My first thought was, I was just proud of the boys. Don't be sad for me. You should be happy for me because I had a great opportunity to coach one of the greatest schools in college basketball.»

«Let's not give us a lot of credit, OK. Because he missed some shots today. He got a lot of looks. He still caught the ball.»

«I can't explain it. We've been through a lot together. I'm just proud of those guys.»

«I feel more sadness for them than anything because they've fought hard.»

«The whole year we've gone with Marco because he's our inside guy. If you don't have him, then it's a different style of basketball.»

«This is an emotional time for them. They're young. We'll sit down with them and their families and talk it over, and do what's best for them. Right now, it's too emotional. They feel like they're taking up for me by saying those things. Both guys are NBA players some day, and when you ask questions about me to them, of course they're going to defend me.»