Mark Fox Quotations

The only assurance we have is, because we won our league, we would be in the NIT. All respect to the NIT, but that's not where these kids want to go.

We're going to have to play better than we did in Moscow. We were up double figures and their pressure bothered us.

We're going to have play better than we did in Moscow. They've struggled with the adjustment of moving up in leagues, but they've been playing very good basketball of late. We're going to have to play well to get a W.

We had been rock-solid defensively for the last two months.

Mo plays well in big games. He plays well on the road. I had a feeling when I was walking through the hallways that he would play well.

Nick played well. He rebounded at both ends of the floor and played big. He played extremely well.

Nick has matured and been able to make other people better.

Idaho has been playing better. San Jose State holds the lead at Utah State with a minute to go last Saturday.

I can't imagine the challenge of that. Their staff deserves a lot of credit.

I don't think he would decide that until he sees where he sits (in the draft).

Fortunately for us, we've got quality young men and they were able to take care of business on a daily basis. They have been very determined to go out and add another trophy to our trophy case.

He has become such a complete player. He's an excellent shooter. He's a terrific defender, although no one seems to agree with me on that.

Hawaii, they've proven how good they can be. Louisiana Tech is much improved from last year. Utah State is better than the second place (regular season) finisher (UTEP) last year.

He said it's a bad draw and he thinks we have our hands full. I don't know a lot about them and we'll have to do some study. They're an excellent team.

He's just grown so much from the time he came here and from the time he was a freshman. He's fought through a lot of adversity. He's starting to feel comfortable and healthy and therefore he can be aggressive and that is probably the key.

He's a terrific point guard. He shot the ball much better than he has on the season, so he's obviously healthy.

He can't work out or communicate with them until the finals are over. Only I can set that up right now.

It didn't have anything to do with it. We didn't play defense.

I think we can still get better. But we have found ways to win. We are playing with some confidence and we are becoming more versatile offensively.

I think at the end of the season we'll look back and appreciate what these guys have done. I am focused, they are focused on adding to that (total).

I was really pleased that my team applauded when Utah State got in because they deserve to be in. They're an excellent team, a very class act and a team that will represent our conference well.

I would like to think that our program has established itself enough to hopefully not need an extra boost this time of the year. But you know, we are what we are. And our league is participating in it and we are proud to represent our league and be part of it.

We have some guys not scoring like they did. We are not a good team unless we have four or five guys scoring. We had a difficult time putting the ball in the basket. We missed a lot of shots and that was probably the No. I reason we lost.

We have more of a team than we did a year ago and that has been a real key part of our success.

We played well in spurts and didn't play well at times. Often games in March aren't pretty, but we were able to find a way to win.

We play an afternoon game with zero preparation and find a way to win the game. I was proud of our team that day. A lot of teams under those circumstances would have had several reasons to fold up their tent. They didn't do it.

We battled to win. We beat a good basketball team. If you do that on the road you have to be pleased.

We won the game tonight. We played extremely well for about 30 minutes. We got such a big lead we quit defending. They threw in some threes. We didn't play very smart the last three, four minutes. I didn't feel threatened but it was a single digit game.

We are not a good team unless we have four or five guys scoring.

We can't lose sight of the cupboard. This year, we were able to sign some players early. But you can't lose sight of filling the cupboard with players.

We were fortunate to pull that one out because we haven't been playing very well lately. I think we hit a wall there for a while, but hopefully this win will get us out of it.

We just had some technical breakdowns. We have been rock solid defensively for the last couple of months. Today we were not, and that led to some easy baskets. That's why we played from behind the entire game.

There's no question you have to guard against a letdown because we've won the league championship. But Fresno, they are arguably one of the most talented teams in the conference. I don't think you could find a better six or seven guys in the conference. They're not only a talented team, they're a well-coached team.

I've already talked to Trent. He said, 'You've got a bad draw. You've got your hands full.

Selected members of the media panicked. A few of our fans panicked when we were 3-3. I'm very proud of (the players). We also had a lot of support.

San Jose goes into Logan and darn near wins the game. Everybody has their chance to win this tournament.

A year ago we didn't have quite as much tape as we'd like on Texas. This year is a bigger problem. That is why our preparation might be a day behind. Getting tape was difficult and they don't have a lot of games on television.

They have a real good pressure defense team. We have to be able to handle that. They're one of the few teams using full-court pressure. Because they have so much depth and quickness, they can do that.

They're a unique team. They're as good defensively as they are offensively.

They're not that different from a year ago. They have three or four shooters on the floor at all times. That opens the floor. They're a very efficient and effective offensive team.

It's going to be a challenge because they (the Bulldogs) are very good. They're not just a one-man team. They've got a lot of guys making plays for them. They've put a lot of players around Millsap. That's one of the reasons they're a much-improved team.

It's frustrating when you can't do what you know you are very good at.

It's a very exciting day for me and my family.

Everyone has to understand that from day one, when Nick was in high school, this was his dream to play in the NBA. I'm extremely happy for him that he has a chance to pursue it.

(Talks are) going well. That's about all I can say. I have to go to the coaches' convention and hopefully we can wrap it up next week. I think we'd both like to.

It's hard. It's hard to find time. Fortunately, I have a staff I can trust and I was able to get away.

It was a hard-fought game; well played by both teams. I'm extremely proud of my players. Expectations were extremely high and that's a lot of pressure to deal with at a young age.

It was a hard-fought game. Certainly, we played well in spurts and not well at times.

At the end of the first half we got a little comfortable and out of rhythm.

I'm extremely proud of our players to win the regular season championship and the tournament championship. They've had expectations that have been extremely high. That is a lot of pressure for somebody this age to deal with, but they dealt with it just fine.

I'm extremely proud of our players. Because they've had expectations that have been extremely high, and that's a lot of pressure to deal with at that age.

I'm obviously going to campaign for Nick. He has had a wonderful season. He's a better player than he was a year ago. He's a better player and he's played well. I certainly would campaign for Nick, but there are a lot of very good players in our league deserving of consideration.

I poured a sidewalk. I walked through it. That wasn't very smart.

I never thought I would leave. I never entertained the thought of leaving.

I don't know how much film they had. I would say it had zero effect ... Yeah, we were prepared for them, We just didn't execute the things that we wanted to do. There were too many breakdowns.

I didn't swear. I didn't leave the coaching box, so you would have to ask the guy that called it.

I'd say every team has a chance. That's not coach speak. You better come ready to play.

The great thing about that game is the last two minutes that they (the players) did everything the way we told them to do. We showed great attention to detail in the last 90 seconds of that game. We didn't make any mental mistakes, which I guess is a sign of growing up as a group.

The game was getting sluggish. We talked about getting back into rhythm and finishing the half strong, and to come out and play well in the first five minutes of the second half.