Orlando Early Played Quotations

Lance has really played well lately and continues to step up big. We are still a young team, but I feel like we will be able to surprise some people. Now we have to get ready to make the long trip to San Antonio and will have to be mentally tough to win on the road.

We just did not shoot the ball well tonight. We were able to cut the lead late because our guys really hung in there and played hard until the end. Now we have to get ready for two more tough games on the road, but I really think that this is going to be a fun team to coach for the rest of the year.

We played like we had been off for 13 days. Tonight was the first time during the lay-off that I felt we did not give maximum effort. I was very disappointed in our effort tonight and we will certainly address that when we get back and before Saturday.

We played really well today. We were very unselfish and passed the ball well. They shot more than 50 percent from the floor in the first half and I explained to them that we needed to do a better job of contesting shots. In the second half, we made the necessary adjustments and it really feels good to get this first one on the road.

We could never really get on track tonight. You've got to be able to be ready from the gun to come out and play. Overall, we played hard and tried to compete. We got open looks, but could not knock them down.

What a tough kid. He did not play with any outer emotion in the first half, but came out in the second half and played with all his heart.

It is unfortunate that we have to sit back and wait to see what happens. We came out tonight and could not get it done. We played hard all night, but did not play tough for 40 minutes, and that is what you have to do to win on the road.