On the Arizona game: "Thing we've talked about with that game is just trying to learn." Rewatched the game with the team on Tuesday.
"The main focus is learn from it and then you've got to put it behind you and move on."
Saw some guys not in the right spot, not executing correctly. Said they counted up the number of mistakes in the game (physical and mental). Said it was 72.
"Primarily Arizona caused it...I'm sure the atmosphere, the crowd, that was a great crowd, I'm sure that had a part of it. Probably being a little bit intimidated when you went out there, just the youthfulness. That's something we've got to get through."
Now talking NC State. Says they're a good team (as all coaches say about every game). Concerns are the same as every other game: "We have to do a good job of rebounding. That to me is our Achilles heel."
Asked if the intimidation was something with the freshmen, or if he saw it with the older guys too: "I still think that there's a learning curve for the whole group, maybe with the exception of Wes and Ryan just because they have played in those types of environments." "For us to be good, we have to play every game like it's the most important game...For us to beat Arizona, we had to play an A game and they probably had to play a C game. You can't do it the other way around." Said Mizzou may have played a D or F game.
Said he talked to a player after the game and asked if he knew why he played that way. Player said no. Anderson said a team like Arizona forces you to play at a level that you don't practice at. "We try to make you practice at that level. I think that's really important. I really do...They don't understand, this is another level. These guys, you're on the road, you're in a hostile environment...you don't do all that stuff, they're gonna ram it down your throat and that's exactly what happened."
On improving rebounding: "You can say jump higher, but what's in there is in there." Says fundamentals have to improve, blocking out, positioning, etc.
on Wes Clark: “He’s played pretty well, other than the shooting part of it."
I asked about the leadership and who pulls the team out of this and makes sure it doesn't linger. "They've been good this week..." Says Philips and Clark are the guys, also mentions Puryear and Rosburg. "I think it's gonna have to be by committee. I don't think there's gonna be one guy that's gonna step up there and be the guy to this point."
Asked how you handle Cat Barber: "Carefully....He's a good player and you're gonna have to guard him."
Says next two games are chance to see where they stand and show they've improved. Says he thinks they've improved but "had two steps forward one step back at times...I think we're a better team than we were a year ago, but we still need to get better."
"The main focus is learn from it and then you've got to put it behind you and move on."
Saw some guys not in the right spot, not executing correctly. Said they counted up the number of mistakes in the game (physical and mental). Said it was 72.
"Primarily Arizona caused it...I'm sure the atmosphere, the crowd, that was a great crowd, I'm sure that had a part of it. Probably being a little bit intimidated when you went out there, just the youthfulness. That's something we've got to get through."
Now talking NC State. Says they're a good team (as all coaches say about every game). Concerns are the same as every other game: "We have to do a good job of rebounding. That to me is our Achilles heel."
Asked if the intimidation was something with the freshmen, or if he saw it with the older guys too: "I still think that there's a learning curve for the whole group, maybe with the exception of Wes and Ryan just because they have played in those types of environments." "For us to be good, we have to play every game like it's the most important game...For us to beat Arizona, we had to play an A game and they probably had to play a C game. You can't do it the other way around." Said Mizzou may have played a D or F game.
Said he talked to a player after the game and asked if he knew why he played that way. Player said no. Anderson said a team like Arizona forces you to play at a level that you don't practice at. "We try to make you practice at that level. I think that's really important. I really do...They don't understand, this is another level. These guys, you're on the road, you're in a hostile environment...you don't do all that stuff, they're gonna ram it down your throat and that's exactly what happened."
On improving rebounding: "You can say jump higher, but what's in there is in there." Says fundamentals have to improve, blocking out, positioning, etc.
on Wes Clark: “He’s played pretty well, other than the shooting part of it."
I asked about the leadership and who pulls the team out of this and makes sure it doesn't linger. "They've been good this week..." Says Philips and Clark are the guys, also mentions Puryear and Rosburg. "I think it's gonna have to be by committee. I don't think there's gonna be one guy that's gonna step up there and be the guy to this point."
Asked how you handle Cat Barber: "Carefully....He's a good player and you're gonna have to guard him."
Says next two games are chance to see where they stand and show they've improved. Says he thinks they've improved but "had two steps forward one step back at times...I think we're a better team than we were a year ago, but we still need to get better."
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