Julian Sensley Quotations

We'll settle for the NIT, if that's what it comes down to. But we're looking at the NCAA, and the best way to get there is to win the rest of our games.

We did it before, so we know we can do it again. And we already beat them at home, so I think we match up well with them. We might even get some mismatches because we're a little bigger.

We usually don't let teams run up and down the court like that.

Of all our road trips, this is by far the best one. We're just having fun as a team and so we're playing confident.

Right now, I'm just trying to help this team win games.

Free throws is huge because for some of our losses, that was a big part of it. So if we just carry this confidence on the road, in a tight ball game we'll be able to knock down some free throws down the stretch.

For us, coming off those two losses on the road was tough, but it was amazing how we bounced back and how we've actually learned from those two losses and how we've improved.

Hopefully, we can carry this on the road. We have to keep the same kind of focus we had in the second half. We can't let anything else distract us and I think if we do that, we'll come out on top.

I think we gave up as far as a our defensive game. I think our shots weren't falling and we were dropping our heads and not getting back on defense. We were settling for jumpers and everyone was going for offensive boards.

I think we just got by on talent. If we were playing a WAC team right now, we might have lost this game.

I think we were a little too energetic the first half. We were coming down and just throwing up shots instead of getting into our offense, which is what we're best at. The second half we slowed things down and tried to find better shots.

I think a couple calls should have gone our way, but that's part of the game. We can't rely on the refs to win games.

I think the most important thing I've done is come in with a positive attitude every day. I used to let things bother me off the court. And when coach (Riley Wallace) got on me in the past, I took it personal. I know he's just trying to help me now, so I make sure I listen to what he's saying.

Just couldn't hit a shot. Just one of them days, unfortunately it had to be today.

I remember them being a real tough team. We have to treat it like a big game.

Playing for Coach Wallace wasn't the easiest thing at first. I used to take his yelling personally and it would get me down. Now, I realize he's only trying to make me a better player. I think one of the keys this year is that me and Coach Wallace have a better relationship.

I was getting a good feel on the ball. My teammates did a good job of getting me open and getting me the ball in the right places and I was just able to finish.

It feels good to know that you have the support of your friends and family and the fans. We still have a chance in the (Western Athletic Conference) tournament, and that's all that matters.

It feels good to be in that company, but it's not something I'm really concerned about. I think it'll mean a lot more at the end of the year when I can sit down and look at what I accomplished. Right now, I'm just trying to help this team win games.

I think everybody is a little fatigued. Not that it's an excuse, but our shots just aren't dropping right now.

That's the way I like to play the game. I'm not going to try and score 40 every game. I'll do what it takes to help the team win.

We just can't find a rhythm in our offense right now. You know, everybody's kind of struggling. Everyone's a little fatigued. That's not an excuse, but our shots just ain't dropping right now. We've got to find a way to get into our offense.

We couldn't execute. They got a stop on us and we couldn't get back in a rhythm again and we weren't able to stop them. They were able to move the ball on us and get good shots and get to the free-throw line and that's what we were lacking.

We had ups and downs. I think we did pretty good considering what we had to work with. For what we had, we did the best we could do and we'll take that.

We just didn't have the intensity we normally do tonight. We were getting beat on both ends of the floor and that usually doesn't happen to us.

We just didn't have any energy left. We couldn't execute anything we were trying to do there at the end.

We still have some guys out, so we have to prepare for this team like they're Michigan State. We can't let that 0-8 record fool us.

We've just got to put this game behind us and look forward. We were able to beat them at our place and we just got to come ready to play.

With Ingram back, they're going to want to push the ball on us. We just have to counter what ever they throw at us.

We just missed too many key shots, too many free throws, down the stretch. You always want to go out with a win in your last game, and that's why we were fighting so hard. We just came up short.

We just took advantage of our size, which is something we need to continue to do.

You look around the locker room, there's eight or nine guys in there. It's just empty. The atmosphere is kind of hard to get up for a game.

We went into that zone because they were beating us off the dribble, and they got our big guys in foul trouble. We went to that zone and they struggled with it a little bit.

Even though we came out with a win, we're still down on ourselves. It's disappointing to come out and play like this.

Everybody got touches, everybody was able to get good looks at the basket.

Down the stretch, that's what loses games for us, free throws and big rebounds. In practice we've been working on it, everybody's been coming in before and staying extra to work on what they need to work on.

The zone has been our savior all year, we're long, big, and athletic, which makes it hard for anyone to get rebounds or score.

Our confidence is a little shocked right now. We just played a really bad game, and we had to travel to come here. But that gives us a chance to prove what we're made of. It's 'Big Monday' so it's a big deal to us.

A dunk is only two points, but it's like it's worth more because of what it does to the other team. I know I'd rather get a dunk than hit a 3-pointer just because I think it gives myself and the team a little more confidence.

This is huge for us. I've never experienced anything like it. It's what we all dream of in high school, playing in this kind of atmosphere.

This game is for the fans, so you try to go out there and do some stuff you probably wouldn't do in games.

They slowed our game down and we weren't able to transition like we wanted to. And we weren't hitting shots we needed to hit.

A lot of people are counting us out, so that just makes us want it even more.

They kind of got to us a little bit, too. They're like a sixth man out there.

There's been a lot of bumps in the road to get here. I think that's why I had to come home to play.

It's kind of cool just hanging out, actually. I think it makes a difference to get into a city early like we did this time. We've had a couple days to get adjusted and we're having a good time.

It's a good bounce back for us coming off those two losses. Coming off two losses like that, it feels good to come in and beat a team by 20.

It's been our savior, I think, the whole year. We're long, we're big and we're athletic. It spreads the floor for them and it's hard for them to get shots.

Everybody's confidence is just up there right now. Everybody's coming to practice motivated. Coach has been real positive with us, everybody's just in a positive zone right now.

It's just about bringing it back to fundamentals. I feel like I see things pretty well on the court, but this is helping me to polish everything.

There's the altitude and the travel and they have a lot of good fans who show up for the game. I don't know what else it is. It's kind of like us, how we're really good in our home gym. You just feel more confident when you're at home.

Nothing you can do about it. That's what you signed up for.

In my first three years here, that's the first time we've actually played zone for longer than a possession. I don't think they were really prepared for that.

I know we sound like a broken record saying this every time we go on the road, but I think we're going to run the table this time. I think everybody's motivated, and everybody's excited to go on the road and try and get some wins.

I just wanted to play Division I basketball again, and I figured why not do it at home.

I just did a horrible job playing defense on him. He came ready to play tonight, I didn't. He just got the better hand.

He's the sixth man of the year because when he comes in he gives 110 percent. When the other guys get in foul trouble or need a break, he does the job for us blocking shots, getting rebounds, tip-ins, doing all the right things.

I did a horrible job defensively. We were making a run at them and I let Kemp make that run on me. I feel like I have to take the blame.

The follow-through felt good. I just squared up and was able to knock the shot down.