Jay Wright Good Quotations

We struggled, and a lot of that credit goes to Marquette. But we finished it off, and that's a sign of a really good team.

When we did it in the NCAA Tournament, it was kind of dropped on us. We didn't have a lot of time to prepare. I feel good that we have a little more time to prepare and play that way.

Now that we've got a good thing going here, I'm happier that it worked out that way. Everyone feels they earned it. You kind of know who your friends are. There was plenty of time for people to show whether they were loyal to the program or not.

Obviously, we always want to have Allan on the floor. But to beat a good team, you've got to be able to recover from that.

Obviously, that was an incredible Big East battle. I think that's what this league is going to be about. We haven't played a team this good in an environment like this. I was actually prepared to come in here and lose and learn.

I was really proud that we were able to complete 40 minutes. We struggled, but we finished it off and we just kept playing. That's a sign of a really good team.

I don't know what to expect, except that these are champions coming back to prove themselves. I know it's going to be everything they've got. The good thing is, that's how they play anyway. I don't know how much more they can bring.

We try to play our four guards, but sometimes we have games where we get off to a good start, and we can speed people up and stay with it. We were having a rough time speeding them up.

He's a unique player. I don't remember anybody like him that good defensively and offensively on the perimeter and in the post.

He's good. We actually recruited him. We really liked him. ... You know what he's going to do. He's just going to pound you. He's going to go to the glass every time. He's going to be very physical. He's a good player. He might surprise some people, but he doesn't surprise us because we recruited him.

I think we beat them on a good night. They're great. They deserve to be No. 1. They answered everything we did, we answered what they did and that's what made a great game between two outstanding teams.

I thought it would be a good challenge for us at this point. Obviously, I wouldn't choose to do that, but it gave us a chance to play big a little bit. ... That was a good experience for us. I think this game is going to really make us stronger.

That was a good experience for us. I think this game is going to really make us stronger.

That's what good programs do. We respond to these situations.

We just didn't do a good enough job today covering the 3s. When they hit those 3s they are a very difficult team to beat.

We just didn't do a good enough job today covering the 3s, ... When they hit those 3s they are a very difficult team to beat.

We know Monmouth a little bit. Hampton has had great success in the tournament, so we are going to get a good team.

We did a very good job and I give (Smith) credit. He was hurting us in the first half. He's really good.

We kept Mike and Allan on (McNamara). We wanted to keep a fresh body on him. These two are very good defensive players. They really get excited about guarding people.

We had about nine days to really get fresh. We had some great practices and it turned into good playing.

We had a tough time stopping Aldridge down the stretch. Our guards are very good finishers. There were times when we got to the rim and he made us change our shots.

We need to get him on his feet and just get calories in him, because he's lost so much weight. I think this week will be really good for him. ... He has a chance of being 100 percent by Sunday.

We've got very good shooters, and I don't think it was a matter of them not being on their game. Texas just contested everything.

South Florida was well-prepared and did a good job. It wasn't a case of us going out on the road and not being able to shoot well. Their defense had a lot to do with it. We just tried to tough it out and play hard for 40 minutes. That team is going to win some games in this league.

One guy, Speedy Claxton. He reminds me a lot of him. You ask how does a guy 5-10 make it to the NBA? That's the kind of things Speedy did. He's the only other person I've seen do that. That's why he's special. A lot of guys say, 'I'm a point guard. I set people up, that's what I do.' Kyle's a ballplayer. He says: 'I'll do anything I have to do'... The point guard is not supposed to do that. A good team can block out four guys. You're not thinking about blocking out the point guard, but he loves that. That's a basketball player.

This is as good a college basketball atmosphere as you are going to find in the country. It starts with the students and this is a very difficult place to play. Our guys love to play here and we feel like we have an advantage in here. It's hot, there are people on top of you and they're loud. It's just a great place to play college basketball. I've always thought its one of the best. I don't know if there's anywhere in the country with a wall of human beings like that behind one basket that can create that noise. We love it.

That's something our team can do because of our depth. I have confidence in our guys, one through twelve, and we have good team quickness. That helps us create turnovers.

I've got to give Texas credit. The last three games have been against good teams in tough environments. I'm very pleased with our team, we just didn't execute.

They did a great job of getting out and contesting our shooters. We've got very good shooters. I don't think it was a matter of not being ready to play or being on our game.

Not once did they mention he's a good shooter. I thought that was such a breakthrough for him. He's made himself a complete, all-around player.

I really feel so good about this season. It's not even not going to the Final Four, we just wanted to keep advancing, keep being together, keep playing together.

In the Big East, we're so unorthodox that it becomes an advantage for us. What we're going to find out (today) is, 'will that be good for us, or will they be able to match us real well?' I don't know.

He's so good at rebounding. Normally, we always have him going for the offensive glass. He loves it, and so much of rebounding is passion.

If he and Mike came, we wouldn't be able to get Kyle (Lowry). If we didn't get Mike and got (Shakur), we probably could get Kyle. Players like playing with good players. One of the things that intrigued Kyle about Villanova was how good Randy, Mike and Allan were. When he came and played with them I think he was impressed. Sometimes some of these guys like being around other real good players and I think that's what happened in Kyle's case.

I don't want to make this complicated, but we have really good players. We have guards that can shoot and score and they can go rebound the ball.