Karl Hobbs Pops Quotations

I thought we got out of the gate pretty early. Pops established our inside presence, which is what we wanted to do tonight due to the lack of experience among their inside guys.

We wanted to go into Pops and establish the inside position. We competed at all times, and at times our offense was magnificent.

We're a different team with Pops in the lineup. He creates so much attention just being on the floor.

We're a different basketball team with Pops in the lineup. It makes a world of difference.

The guys had to respond because they were going into a situation where they hadn't been before. We never told them if Pops was coming back or not coming back.

We're not paying attention to any of that foolishness. What we're paying attention to is that we want Pops to get double-digit rebounds. I want J.R. to take better shots. I want (senior forward) Mike Hall to take control of this team defensively. I want (senior forward) Omar (Williams) to step it up and be more aggressive. We're not caring about being in the top 20. I want to make that clear.

We had the ball inside and they took it from us. Pops had a couple of shots inside -- dunks he usually makes and he missed them. That really affected our shooting percentage. A large part of that had to do with their defense.

We're just a different basketball team when Pops is in the lineup. Our offense is able to flow with just a little bit better fluidity with him out there because of all the attention he gets.

We're just a different basketball team when Pops is in the lineup.