Jerry Eaves Quotations

What a legacy. It's something that needs to be done. I'm so glad the school is doing it.

We're just not good enough to play at 75 percent and beat people.

When it was 23-13, they hadn't really gone anywhere, it was our problem, not theirs. We just couldn't get the ball in the basket.

We're just trying to get it together, little by little. It was good for us to come out on the road, we've had a lot of losses in our offensive production but we're coming together as a team more defensively.

There are things they have to do that they did not do in a timely fashion.

My alma mater, the University of Louisville, would not play the schedule we have. If we played their schedule in our gym, we'd have three or four wins by now.

Basically, we started the year without our top player from last year, and then we lost two of our top three scorers already this year. If we've had any kind of luck, it's been bad luck.

He has become a vocal leader, he works hard and he handles discipline.

He hadn't played in the last two games, and he tried to play today. He was just out of sync and we can't have that.

Going 8, 9, 10 minutes without scoring a field goal is not our problem. The problem is Howard was able to score against us. Usually our defense limits people from scoring.

I think that our size affected them. When they wanted to run their offense, we put a lot of pressure on the ball.

Playing better competition never hurts. I think you need to be fair with your program. ... I'm a true believer in playing real competition ... and it makes it easier for them to play with the talent level is closer to their ability.

My team played their guts out. It all goes back to hitting shots. We got some big free throws from Jason Wills. Leslie Powell played the best game of his career. ... The guys just came up big tonight. We had to mix things up a little bit just to wake some guys and it worked. Everyone contributed.

We just didn't have the mental outlook to execute at the end.

They are an excellent team. They play a lot of zone. We are going to have to shoot the ball better, but I think our effort will be better and I think we will be able to get the job done.

Normally, on the road we don't hit shots. We get to a point in the game where we hit a drought and don't score for a while, and then we start missing free throws and the next thing you know we're hanging our heads. Tonight, we shot the ball with confidence. That was the difference.

It's hard to get up for a team that only has six players. Their roster includes some good players. They are a lot like us in that they have some kids struggling with grades, but like us they haven't made excuses, and you saw that tonight in the way they played us.

Not a lot of people would play the type of schedule we play. These are pay games ? not winnable games. The business of basketball is different for us. We take these games to make x amount of dollars to keep our program running.

They'll have to practice for about 10 days before I play them. They will need to get in shape and prove they're willing to sacrifice before they get back on the court.

They hit their shots, and that's not traditionally what they do. It was just a very tough situation for us in the first half.

I love the way my kids compete. To be short-handed and fight the way they fight, you just have to love coaching this team.

I knew our struggles would help us enjoy the good times. These young men have been through a lot this year, but they didn't make excuses. They just went out and executed, and now we're on a pretty good roll.

I'm proud because it could have been a very, very tough season.

I now know that chemistry is more important than talent. They adhered to a system, played hard and started to have success. The six wins represent super success.

I love the guys in that locker room because they have fought through everything.

I really shouldn't be telling you this, but any time a team presses me, it's to my advantage.

The kids are starting to believe. They were unselfish against the press, which is what we wanted them to do.