Martin, Robertson and Barnett here
Cuonzo: They set the tone early. We dug ourselves a hole. That was a tough one to get out of.
Robertson: We for some reason didn't come out with the energy we did in the second half. Why? I can't tell you. But we're gonna get that fixed.
Robertson: We gotta start learning. We had 21 (turnovers). That's unacceptable.
Barnett: I thought he (Harris) played with extreme intensity in the second half. Nobody played with intensity in the first half for the most part, which is why we were down 20 at halftime.
Barnett: We still have to learn to take care of the ball. We had 16 turnovers in the first half and that can never happen again.
Barnett: Hard to get it in the paint, hard to get it to Tilmon.
Barnett: "It seemed like we turned the ball over more than we shot."
Robertson: As much as this loss stings, we've got a huge huge game coming up. It's really tough to put something like this behind you so quick...We've got to put all our efforts to preparing for this next game once we get back to campus.
Barnett on the non-con: I'm always going to think it could have gone better...Turnovers have been our biggest issue all year. We have to find some way to cut down on those.
Barnett on the atmosphere impacting the play: I think it did. I think some of the guys may have been rattled for whatever reason. The crowd may have had something to do with that. We just can't let that happen.
Robertson: We only had seven assists this game. We usually average 15, 16. That's probably a huge reason why our scoring was down. We got a lot of good looks. It was just one of those days where stuff wasn't dropping.
Martin: Didn't sense any nerves. I just didn't think we were very assertive, very aggressive early...Tell the guards to attack the big guys and turn the corner. Did that in the second half. "I don't know why we weren't aggressive in the first half."
On Harris: Utilized his speed. More than anything he finished at the rim...Has the speed to turn the corner. I thought he had a lot to do with generating those looks in the second half.
Just recognize his ability, his speed...
Wasn't disappointed with the technical. Took him out to settle him down a little bit.
What I try to do for him because he continues to grow...He's one of those guys that adrenaline gets to going and gets excited...if he's playing like that with that level of energy, you have to go with him.
Thought they settled in the first half, but missed good shots in the second. Pointed to Terrence's travel in the corner and Jontay's three in transition as bad shots.
Needed more production from Jontay and Kevin Puryear. Those guys are X factors and they just didn't get enough from them tonight.
Likes where they are overall, taking care of the basketball most important thing. Got to get back to the basics before SEC play starts. "This break is much needed for all of us."
Cuonzo: They set the tone early. We dug ourselves a hole. That was a tough one to get out of.
Robertson: We for some reason didn't come out with the energy we did in the second half. Why? I can't tell you. But we're gonna get that fixed.
Robertson: We gotta start learning. We had 21 (turnovers). That's unacceptable.
Barnett: I thought he (Harris) played with extreme intensity in the second half. Nobody played with intensity in the first half for the most part, which is why we were down 20 at halftime.
Barnett: We still have to learn to take care of the ball. We had 16 turnovers in the first half and that can never happen again.
Barnett: Hard to get it in the paint, hard to get it to Tilmon.
Barnett: "It seemed like we turned the ball over more than we shot."
Robertson: As much as this loss stings, we've got a huge huge game coming up. It's really tough to put something like this behind you so quick...We've got to put all our efforts to preparing for this next game once we get back to campus.
Barnett on the non-con: I'm always going to think it could have gone better...Turnovers have been our biggest issue all year. We have to find some way to cut down on those.
Barnett on the atmosphere impacting the play: I think it did. I think some of the guys may have been rattled for whatever reason. The crowd may have had something to do with that. We just can't let that happen.
Robertson: We only had seven assists this game. We usually average 15, 16. That's probably a huge reason why our scoring was down. We got a lot of good looks. It was just one of those days where stuff wasn't dropping.
Martin: Didn't sense any nerves. I just didn't think we were very assertive, very aggressive early...Tell the guards to attack the big guys and turn the corner. Did that in the second half. "I don't know why we weren't aggressive in the first half."
On Harris: Utilized his speed. More than anything he finished at the rim...Has the speed to turn the corner. I thought he had a lot to do with generating those looks in the second half.
Just recognize his ability, his speed...
Wasn't disappointed with the technical. Took him out to settle him down a little bit.
What I try to do for him because he continues to grow...He's one of those guys that adrenaline gets to going and gets excited...if he's playing like that with that level of energy, you have to go with him.
Thought they settled in the first half, but missed good shots in the second. Pointed to Terrence's travel in the corner and Jontay's three in transition as bad shots.
Needed more production from Jontay and Kevin Puryear. Those guys are X factors and they just didn't get enough from them tonight.
Likes where they are overall, taking care of the basketball most important thing. Got to get back to the basics before SEC play starts. "This break is much needed for all of us."
Last edited:
