Jim Calhoun Far Quotations

Our fans couldn't wait to get back to seeing the pretty plays. They were few and far between.

I think he actually smiled twice. He's had conversations with everybody, he holds court, and he's been far and away the most vocal leader, which I never in my lifetime would have ever guessed. And the basketball? He's been at a whole different level - really, really good.

Thus far they've given me no great reason to worry as much as I do with other teams. Because they don't fool around in games.

No matter how his shot looks - funny to all of us - or if someone is right in his face, it doesn't matter. He only sees orange, that little round thing. As long as he's squared up, he'll make shots. He's too good a shooter. And he really works so hard at it. This, by the way, is far and away his best season.

As far as we're concerned, we're incredibly happy to be a No. 1 seed. Obviously, I don't think anything we did changed us from being the overall No. 1. I think it's what Duke did.

It was really fitting that Denham had such a great game. He was a horse out there, as far as handling the ball, especially when Marcus played such a poor first half. We sat Marcus down, talked about the Dow Jones and some other things. He came back and got us going.

No kid in America has come so far to be a top-20 basketball player.

In all my years of coaching, I can't remember a player who came as far as he did at that point of his career. He should be held up as an example.