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Oregon - Arizona State postgame quotes
01/15/10 | Men's Basketball
Oregon - Arizona State postgame quotes
Oregon Head Coach Ernie Kent
On loss: “Somewhere in between Pullman, Seattle, and Eugene we lost some of our grip. It is disappointing we have lost some of our toughness. We need to get our grip, poise, and confidence back.”
“Defensively we could not guard anyone. We have a little bit of work to do between tonight and next game.”
On losing again at home: “We missed easy shots and they made big three's and it did not get any better from there on.”
“I think they forgot how hard we battled at Washington State University and University of Washington. Lesson learned, let's get back to work.”
On LeKendric Longmire's comment about critiquing themselves as individuals: “It certainly starts there, but we are a basketball team. We need to get locked back in and focused again. Our strength is in numbers. Everyone has to be in sink.”
On Tajuan Porter's performance: “He needs to take one game at a time. This game got away from him a bit.”
On adjusting for University of Arizona on Saturday: “A change might be the personnel, to shake up the lineup. University of Arizona is a different kind of team and it will be a different kind of ball game.”
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LeKendric Longmire - So., G
On game: “We did not play defense, point blank period. We thought we had it figured out. Everyone needs to step back and critique themselves as individuals. “
“We were losing up top and getting beat off the dribble.”
On frustration: “Our frustration is off the roof. I cannot even explain right now with these back to back losses. It is not right and we have a lot of things to fix.”
On falling behind at the beginning: “It is hard to come back. They broke us down all night. I am extremely upset and embarrassed. Our defense is not where it needs to be.”
On shooting: “Their zone is very effective, and they were knocking us out of our rhythm. It comes down to defense and we feed off our defense. We have to make some changes.”
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Arizona State Head Coach Herb Sendek
On the challenge of holding the second half lead: “With the three point line and as explosive as Oregon is with two minutes on the clock, I'm still respecting their ability to come back, especially a well coached team like Oregon.”
“We never felt like the game was over. We know better, we've been doing this too long.”
On the Pac-10 as a conference: “There's a lot of balance. A lot of good players on teams. When the dust settles, I think the Pac-10 will be very competitive and formidable.”
“Any win you can get in this league is important. I don't consider any of them easy.”
On Mac Court: “This is a great venue. I love all that it represents. I'm very fortunate to have been able to compete here.”
Oregon Head Coach Ernie Kent
On loss: “Somewhere in between Pullman, Seattle, and Eugene we lost some of our grip. It is disappointing we have lost some of our toughness. We need to get our grip, poise, and confidence back.”
“Defensively we could not guard anyone. We have a little bit of work to do between tonight and next game.”
On losing again at home: “We missed easy shots and they made big three's and it did not get any better from there on.”
“I think they forgot how hard we battled at Washington State University and University of Washington. Lesson learned, let's get back to work.”
On LeKendric Longmire's comment about critiquing themselves as individuals: “It certainly starts there, but we are a basketball team. We need to get locked back in and focused again. Our strength is in numbers. Everyone has to be in sink.”
On Tajuan Porter's performance: “He needs to take one game at a time. This game got away from him a bit.”
On adjusting for University of Arizona on Saturday: “A change might be the personnel, to shake up the lineup. University of Arizona is a different kind of team and it will be a different kind of ball game.”
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LeKendric Longmire - So., G
On game: “We did not play defense, point blank period. We thought we had it figured out. Everyone needs to step back and critique themselves as individuals. “
“We were losing up top and getting beat off the dribble.”
On frustration: “Our frustration is off the roof. I cannot even explain right now with these back to back losses. It is not right and we have a lot of things to fix.”
On falling behind at the beginning: “It is hard to come back. They broke us down all night. I am extremely upset and embarrassed. Our defense is not where it needs to be.”
On shooting: “Their zone is very effective, and they were knocking us out of our rhythm. It comes down to defense and we feed off our defense. We have to make some changes.”
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Arizona State Head Coach Herb Sendek
On the challenge of holding the second half lead: “With the three point line and as explosive as Oregon is with two minutes on the clock, I'm still respecting their ability to come back, especially a well coached team like Oregon.”
“We never felt like the game was over. We know better, we've been doing this too long.”
On the Pac-10 as a conference: “There's a lot of balance. A lot of good players on teams. When the dust settles, I think the Pac-10 will be very competitive and formidable.”
“Any win you can get in this league is important. I don't consider any of them easy.”
On Mac Court: “This is a great venue. I love all that it represents. I'm very fortunate to have been able to compete here.”
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