Oregon vs. Washington Quotes
01/15/09 | Men's Basketball
Joevan Catron - Jr., G
On second-half play:
“We did play hard in the second half; we just didn't shoot
the ball well.”
On UW's performance:
“When plays broke off they got the loose balls and made
shots down the stretch.”
On improvement:
“We have to put together two halves. Until then we'll keep struggling.”
On Saturday's game vs
“We need as much momentum as possible”
Garrett Sim - Fr., G
On breakthrough:
“We're pretty close, we have to come together for the whole
game.”
On second half:
“Second half we let up and had way too many turnovers.”
On Saturday's game vs.
“A win would be huge for us.”
Ernie Kent - Oregon head coach
“It seemed similar to other games we've played. In the first
half we felt like we were in control, then the game seems to get away even when
you think you are ahead.”
“We can't give up 12 turnovers in the first half. In the
second half they dominated on the boards. We just didn't take care of the basketball.”
“We missed jumpers and lay-ups, and weren't taking care of
the ball the way we needed to. But, these things are fixable. And, it's my job
to fix them and keep getting better.”
“Every game is important. We don't just need wins, we need
to clean things up and play better basketball.”
On Porter:
“He made a big impact on the game. He was ready to play
today. We need him to make shots. Not only him-we need everyone to make their
lay-ups. He made some good shots, they just weren't going in.”
On Dunigan:
“I'd like to see him get more touches. He looks good, and on
defense he looks really good. We have to keep up his confidence. He is a force
on defense, he just needs to be able to score more.”
On
“They are going to continue to get better. Coming in, we
knew they would be a dangerous team. It's easy to look at a 4-0 record and go
in thinking you can run the game, but we felt they would be a dangerous team.”
“The out-rebounded us in the first half, but we changed that in the second. We were more physical and turned up the level of intensity”
On Dunigan:
“He is going to be something to be reckoned with.”
