Engin Atsur Quotations

We're going to miss him a lot. Other guys have to step up and do a great job.

We're hoping it's not that serious. We need him.

Obviously, it's going to be a big challenge for us. You have to be at your very best to win there.

Personally, I think it should be easy. This was really embarrassing. We had a great crowd and we lost by 20-something. This should give us more motivation to come out here (today) and play hard against Boston College.

He's been great on defense this year. He's been a great example for our young big guys. He's a great off-the-ball defender, and some of the little things he does don't always show up on the stat sheet. We're going to miss him a lot. Other guys have to step up and do a great job.

He was a confident guy, but I think that everybody on this team is confident. If we don't make predictions like him, it doesn't mean we don't have confidence. Everybody's different.

I think the key was pushing the ball. You don't want to mess around against the press.

I think we have something special going on right now. The guys are really playing unselfishly and we're playing great.

I think what makes this a good team is that the chemistry is great. Everybody shares the ball. Nobody cares how many shots they take. We make the extra pass. We don't have big egos on the team. That's the great thing. Everybody does their best to win the game.

Justin's a great scorer and he needs to be playing shooting guard that's my personal belief. That affected them negatively.

That was scary when the ball was in the air. He almost made it. We got lucky. Virginia has a great team, but we found a way to win the game.

That was my first technical in my life, I never disrespect anyone.

We couldn't find the rhythm on offense because of our defense. We usually get it going with our defense. If we play defense like this, we can't do it.

Well, I guess they (Pack coaches) might have lied to us. But 70 percent - that's still too high.

We can't let that happen on our home court. We were having a special season.

We definitely play more inside-out this year, and we should, because Cedric is so dominant. People are going to have to help with Cedric, he's gotten really big and strong. He's got everything down.

We picked up at the start of the second half the way we finished the first. The Duke game was a tough loss. We know we could have won that game. All we could do was watch the tape of it and learn our lesson, not make the same mistakes again and that's what we did against Wake Forest.

We were really on top of our assignments. We just shared the ball well, and when we do what our coach tells us to do, we find easy baskets.

We had to get stops, and I had the opportunity to get on the floor and get one. We, as a team, made a big play there.

We just stayed focused. Everybody was looking out for each other.

Thanks to Tony, he didn't give us much time to think about that shot. I thought we never lost control of the game.

You should never try to forget a game like this. You should learn from your mistakes. It's just mental. I don't think it's physical.

You play Carolina in front of a great crowd, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Of course it's disappointing to lose by 20-something. Personally, I think it should be easy to bounce back. This was really embarrassing.

They shot 80 percent in the first half. I couldn't believe that.

They're very athletic and they run the floor. They have tough-minded guys and they never give up. Even when you have a lead, they always find a way to come back. It's an ACC game and it's going to be a close game I'm sure. We're just going to have to be consistent throughout the game; we can't have long periods where we don't score.

They're very athletic, and they run the floor. They have tough-minded guys and they never give up. Even when you have a lead, they always find a way to come back. It's an ACC game and it's going to be a close game I'm sure. We're just going to have to be consistent throughout the game; we can't have long periods where we don't score.

You don't want to lose two in a row, so it was important for us to come back. Tonight we did a great job looking for each other and getting the open shots.

It was scary. We got lucky. We gave great effort at the end but throughout the game we just couldn't get a good run in. But we found a way to win the game. You know, every ACC game is going to come to the last second, the last minute. So I'm proud of my teammates.

It's been a while since we've had a game like this. It feels nice.

In college basketball, free throws make a lot of difference.

I knew I had to make those free throws for us to win the game. I felt good shooting those free throws.

In the ACC, you can't afford to have a hangover or you will lose.

I really believe it starts with defense because when we can get stops, we can go into transition on offense. It gives you confidence and it makes the other team frustrated. We played good defense and it helped our offense.

For our confidence, a win is good. Finally, we feel much better. I don't think that's a great way to go out and play with a lot of tension. Everything is easier mentally right now.

The key was that we were getting stops and getting into transition.