Marcus Williams Game Quotations

We can't lose. We have a tough game Tuesday and a tough one on Sunday (against Villanova). When we get those two out of the way, we have another two left. That's it right there. We just have to bear down for four more games. Then the worst we can do is tie.

I think it's real big for someone like me. I write it down everyday. Every game he writes it, I write it down.

It would be the same if we were No. 4 or No. 24. Connecticut is Connecticut. They're going to want to take our heads off as soon as we get out there. They're going to be aggressive. It may be the best game they have all season. Everyone seems to have their best game against us.

These next few games are really important. They are the most important games of our year. They can make or break our NCAA chances. There is a lot of pressure on us.

We see the bracket, but those other teams got there for a reason. They won the first two game just like we did. I don't think you can go out there and take teams lightly.

I think some people need rest. We've got a couple people with injuries. I have a sore heel. Hilton (Armstrong) has a sore ankle. And a couple of us are tired from playing the tough games we had late in the year. I think it'll be good for us.

Our team will accept any challenge, and if we get caught in a close game we just make plays at the end.

This was probably the toughest game since I've been back. I was tired with like three minutes left. I kind of looked at him (Calhoun) for a sub and he said we had a TV timeout coming up. So I waited. I waited it out, but I was tired.

If we have to win games late, well, we try to get them out of the way early. We try to build a lead early and execute offense late in the game. But if we have to win games like this, I think we can step up to the challenge and win them.

I got kind of tired in the second half. It'll probably take me a week or two to get into game shape. But I don't think there was any rust.

It was probably the toughest game I've ever played in.

I know they're going to give us a game. Seems like everyone is having their best game against us. Being No.1, we're a target.

I know the game is going to be a lot more physical. We're going to have to show what this team is all about.

Playing with Craig makes it a lot easier for me. And I think what's a lot easier for me is a lot easier for our team. When I'm coming off a lot of off-the-ball picks, it's more of a 4-on-3 game than it is 5-on-5, starting at the top and trying to set up the offense. When I'm coming off screens, I think I can make my teammates better because their man is going to have to step up and guard me. I think I can drop it off. If not, I think I can make plays alone.

The big thing was he hit a lot of easy shots. The game was a lot easier for him. We want to make that happen.

We need to take advantage of these games and continue to win. They might be a little dinged up, but they are still a really good team. We can't have any slip-ups.

It's a big deal, especially with us being from the West Coast. They get a lot of love in the ACC and all that stuff. It's a big statement game for us.

It was our game to lose and we ended up on the bad side of it.

It's a game we need to win. We're not focusing on winning the Big East, the Big East standings, the NCAA standings, whatever. They beat us the first time, so we have to get this win.

I have to sit down with coach (Jim Calhoun) and sit down with my family. I'm still just thinking about the game. I've just been focusing on game after game, not thinking about the future.

I really don't know too much about them. I'm just taking it one game at a time, whether we're playing Louisville or the Lakers.

There was no doubt in my mind the whole game that we were going to win.

There was no doubt in my mind the whole game I thought we were going to win. I mean, why play if you think you're going to go out there and not win a game?

I wouldn't say I was surprised. At these kind of games, Jeff always comes through ... he's a man-child out there. That's normal. That's what I see all the time.