Steve Fisher Quotations

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We guarded better. We were the reason, in my opinion, that they were 5-for-20.

We're going to have to play, but we have a very, very winnable bracket . . . if we play. We've got a chance.

We're just not going up there to go. We're going to win.

We're hoping over the next year he will become comfortable with our kids and coaches. He brings a wonderful skill level and athleticism. He comes from a premier program. Hopefully, he'll have a big impact on the type of player he is and those around him. That's what really good players do.

We're a better shooting team because of what Gregg Gottlieb has done every single day in practice for 10-15 minutes without fail. And we have become a team that you better not foul us, because we're going to make every free throw. That wins games. We'll take it and not apologize. If you have good players and you have talent, you can find a way that when you are sputtering a bit, hold on and get a win. We did that.

We didn't want to be off that long and so when I saw we had the bye at the end of the season, I got us another game. We got to play a lot of people and nobody got hurt, so it worked out well for us.

We won't have to worry about them not playing hard. On tape, they play as hard as anyone we have seen. They really compete. They will lay it all out.

Maybe the most important thing is they have more help around them. They don't have to feel if they get behind by six or seven points that they have to bring us back. We have other guys who can score the ball and that has been mentally helpful for the team.

Obviously, given Marcus' situation, he becomes No. 1 in terms of meeting with him and his family and making sure they have all the important information they'll need to make this decision. Brandon has a lot more flexibility, and his decision is less stressful. By applying, he would be doing what many, many, many juniors will do in terms of seeing where he fits in the eyes of (NBA personnel). I just want to make sure he does it the right way and continues to keep up his work in school.

I have been working very closely with Brandon and his family and it is with our blessing that he has put his name into the draft. Brandon will be able to take advantage and benefit from the rule and find out where he stands in the eyes of NBA coaches and general managers, while still maintaining the option of returning to San Diego State. We will continue to work closely with Brandon and if he is a first round pick, we will advise him to go. We are extremely proud of what Brandon has done for himself, for the University and San Diego State basketball, both on the court and in the classroom.

He was doing so good, and I didn't even know how good.

He is a fifth-year senior, and he is a leader on this team. He has worked hard on his free throws, and it worked out perfect that he was able to seal the game with his free throw.

How would you feel if you won eight straight games and then lose this one? You would not feel good about yourself.

I think we're like everybody else. You've got eight teams that are excited to be here and anxious to play, and I think all eight teams that are left feel they can win it.

I was worried because Brandon rarely gets hurt and he never embellishes when he gets hurt. I was concerned it might be a blow to the head. But he was fine, as we all saw. And you would have a hard time getting him out even if he wasn't fine.

Kyle has prided himself in being able to step out and shoot 3s, and he did that tonight. He can shoot the ball. He's shooting it right now with great confidence.

Kyle has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. He continues to be a member of our basketball program.

That was huge. We turned it over 24 times in our last game and eight times in a 10-possession stretch. Without a doubt, it makes a big, big, big difference.

We had two down-to-the-wire games with (CSU). Colorado State makes shots and makes hard shots. They have the ability to score in a lot of places and a lot of ways and that concerns me. We have to make sure we dictate the pace by guarding hard. We can't have a race to 100 points. We have to guard.

We believe it is all cleared up now.

When you get to the tournament, people talk about you. We've been talked about not only locally and regionally but nationally. If we win, it will be the first NCAA tournament win in the history of the school, so we'll get talked about a little more.

When we walk through the doors for practice (today), this win is history. We have to get ready for a tough game against Utah.

We will have a hard time guarding him in the post. And when we sag and double-team, certainly that would open up things for other people.

We're thrilled to be part of the field and we're counting on being part of the field this time next week.

We've been a good shooting team all season long. I am confident we will shoot here the way we shot when we (beat) Utah (Jan. 14).

We had a hard time guarding, especially in the post. They made us pay when we didn't guard particularly well. You're not going to win when you allow a team to get 100 points in a league game.

We have added quality kids and quality players in areas of need. We're anxious to see how quickly they adjust to everything about college life and college athletics.

This was my doing. Rather than having eight days between our last game and the conference tournament, I chose to play another game. I'm a creature of habit and I'd rather have a routine that I stay in. Now, we better be ready (tonight). We have to be prepared.

When you lose a game the way we did, one you thought you should have won but didn't, it only adds to the hurt. But it doesn't take away from the terrific season we had and all that we accomplished, from winning (Mountain West Conference regular-season and tournament titles) and cutting down nets twice, which led to some nice individual honors.

This one is designed to fail in seven to 10 years. Then what will be left?

We walk that line. We need to prove that we are a good basketball team, and from the wins we have a little swagger. But we must be able to manage ourselves because we have a tough game against Utah on Saturday.

Brandon was the difference. That stretch where he got basket after basket got us some separation. It puts a lot of pressure on the other team to score quickly and every possession becomes magnified. We caught a break with the way he got that hot hand.

Brandon is a guy, when he's good, he's really good. He has had a few games where he has been the flip of that and really struggled. Fortunately for us, that was a long time ago. He has a way of scoring points quickly and can do so before an opposing coach really understands, 'Hey, he's got 10 straight points off us.' (Heath) is a better player this year. He is playing like we hoped he would play.

Brandon Heath is someone you love to see succeed for all sorts of reasons. He's a gentleman. Nobody works harder. You can't help but love Brandon Heath. To see him have both team and individual success is immensely gratifying.

There's no question that when he's out there, especially after the last two or three games, he makes us a whole lot better. Because we become much more difficult to guard.

I've said before that this is a family. We're all less than perfect and we've all done things that somebody has to say, 'Hey, that's not right.' You deal with it and move on, and that's what we have done.

Pressure? Not really. I always thought I could have another job I wanted. You can't let it get to you. It'll eat you up.

Putting light on this topic at our high schools today is a better response than to censor the paper and tell our kids they can't talk about this issue.

You're never quite as good as they say you are when you are on a good run and never quite as bad as when you are struggling to get a win. You must have respect for yourself first and that means you come to play every day. Winning helps you feel good about yourself. It's a slippery slope and you have to be careful with every little movement. I'm smart enough to know we've got half the conference season left.

This is a first for me, but I'm confident our kids will play unafraid.

As much respect as I have for Indiana, they're good. They're not significantly better than we are. And I know that, and our kids will believe me when I tell them that. Can they beat us? Absolutely. Will they beat us? I hope not. If we play well, we will have a chance to win the game, and I'm confident of that.

It is so rewarding for all of us to see the atmosphere that we had tonight and to remember how it was even before the (Brandon Heath and Marcus Slaughter) group got here. To go through turmoil and tough times, that makes the reward of cutting down the net all the more enjoyable.

It's like anything else. One guy starts saying it, then somebody says 'Well maybe they are going to be pretty good,'

It's still uncertain as we speak. He has been able to do some things that looked fairly impressive. And yet he has still not been given clearance (for games).

I'm really excited about it. They're hoping to make it an annual deal.

I'm not trying to be coy, but it's going to be a game-time decision (tonight). Legitimately, his status is undecided.

I'll take this team any time, anywhere, any place for the quality of the young men we have in this program. We desperately wanted to win, but we didn't. It hurts for everybody.

Illinois took a two-hour bus ride. They had 10,000 people, at least, and we had maybe 500 or 1,000. It was a huge advantage for them.

BYU was without question the better team. They made important plays and deserved to win. We had a tough time guarding in the post and they made us pay.

These are hard, hard losses. To end the season the way we did is extremely difficult.

You want to play hard enough and good enough to put yourself in a position to win the game, and we were able to do that today.

And now, if we can go out and win a few games in this tournament, and if we can say, 'Boy, did you see what we did in the tournament?' that would help.

The couple plays that didn't get made today by us, we had been making those. Utah played a little bit better than we did, so we need to tip our hat and say congratulations.

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