Mike Davis Players Quotations

Matt Painter has done probably the best job of any coach in our league when you look at the players he lost.

I feel like that is disrespect for me as a coach. If I can bring players in recruiting-wise, why can't I coach them?

He is one of the best players in our league. You are not going to stop him, so you have to try to contain him. We have to play the defense we know we can play. Our defense over the last four games has improved, and that's the way we have to play.

Tucker is by far one of the top two best players in the league, along with (Illinois guard) Dee Brown.

Dee Brown is one of the best players in our league. He's going to come in and try to carry them by himself. He did that in the Michigan State game.

I'm not upset about it, not disappointed about it. I think they need that. I really do, because these players deserve better.

You can't take credit for guarding Dee Brown. He's one of the best players in our league. I think he just missed some open shots, but he still had 11 assists. We can't take credit for that because Dee is an awfully good player.