Curtis Stinson Quotations

When we have that meeting things will be said and guys will speak their mind. That's how you come together as a team, when guys start speaking their mind. We're going to try and get that chemistry together.

The refs made the call. That's pretty much it.

We're just giving up too many easy shots.

Mom's been feeling bad for a year. She's been in and out of the hospital (because) she has damage to her heart. Sometimes she can't breathe. She has oxygen in the house.

Right now, me leaving doesn't matter if we don't win. I won't get seen. It would be hard for me to be a great pick. I don't think about the NBA. Everything is right here, right now. We have to win games, and that's what I worry about right now.

Nobody mentioned anything like that. We don't complain; we just go and play. Sometimes (travel) is that way. You've got to deal with it.

Nobody enjoys playing from behind, but that's the predicament we put ourselves in. The second half, we get into people and play defense. We started off slow. Them guys came out blazing.

Batman and Robin. We don't think about the NBA.

I don't think about the NBA. Getting to the NCAA Tournament is what I think about. If coach (Wayne Morgan) recommends I go to the NBA, then it will happen. I wouldn't know. I just play.

I always said I'd be here for four years. I never said I was leaving in three or two years. I'm going to be here playing basketball.

Whatever happens, happens. We'll be happy to play there and will keep getting better for next year ... Why wouldn't we want to keep playing? Of course, we want to play.

We've got to get the freshman guys to know that it's all right, and you can't put your head down and bow down. We all are going to be all right.

He was like, 'If you give me the ball I'll score. He stepped back and hit a 3. I was like, 'All right, thanks.

He left the point guard spot and started roaming around. He got easy shots that way.

Kansas has talent, but we have talent, too. We didn't play and execute like we should have and they did.

I thought we played good defense. They just made a couple of easy baskets.

It has been a great ride and I will never forget everybody who has helped me out. Coach (Wayne) Morgan gave me this opportunity. I was not recruited very heavily out of high school.

I want to thank Coach Morgan, my teammates and the fans for everything they have done for me. My family is extremely important to me and I want to make sure that my Mom is taken care of. It has been a great ride and I will never forget everybody who has helped me out. Coach Morgan gave me this opportunity. I was not recruited very heavily out of high school. He was always there for me and was loyal to me. I can't thank him enough for that.

That definitely took (the crowd) out. We were up 14 and now they have to play catch-up.

I was going for a quick basket and try to foul again. There was still about six seconds left, but it didn't work out.

It feels good to see him to do that. He's been here through thick and thin.

It felt pretty good. It was in the rim and it came out.

It felt good. It rimmed around and came out.

That was a definitely momentum-shifter. They were on a run and he knocked it down. That kid is going to be really special.

We don't think about that. We've got another year here, and then we have to make a move after that. You never know when it will happen.

We can still make it. We just have to play better.

We gave up some easy shots at the end and they knocked them down. They made plays.

We know it's not going to be easy because coach keeps telling us we're the hunted now. People are going to come out and hunt us to win games. We just had to keep our composure and we did.

We knew we needed this game and came out with a desperate attitude. We hit our shots. We got great, great defense. That's what we need.

We picked up the intensity with our full-court defense and started getting turnovers and steals and quick shots. That stopped for some reason.

We can't predict March right now. All I know is that we have to win games. That's what I can definitely tell you.

We're not out of anything. We just have to get hot.

The only thing I know is that we've got to win some games.

We've just got to play basketball. All that NCAA talk is out the door. We're not saying we're throwing it away like we don't care. We're just not thinking about it.

We don't underestimate anybody. Because their record is whatever it is doesn't mean we underestimated them. They just made some easy baskets.

Our defenses confuse a lot of people. It confused us when coach put it in. Once we get it, the other team is in trouble.

Our defensive intensity is getting there. Guys are figuring out what to do. We're getting steals like we normally do as Cyclones. That's our game.

Our defense will come along. We've got young guys. I was young, too. You've got to get into the system. Everybody doesn't learn it fast. We've got to get guys knowing what we've go to do and tighten it up.

That's what we do. We get steals and get easy baskets.

They were in that 1-3-1 zone. They clogged the middle, so the 3-pointers were open a lot.

They started getting mad at each other and yelling. We knew to keep going at them. They started giving up.

They put four guys on the perimeter, and they'd been putting only three there the whole game. We thought they were going to go inside and get a quick two-pointer.

A lot of teams have lost at home and won on the road. When we're on the road, I think guys are more relaxed. You can't come in here and be all uptight and all thinking about the game too much. I don't know what's the real deal.

They made plays, and we didn't make some plays.

They're great players, all of them. They're athletic, they get up and down the floor, they've got long arms, they press. They'll help on scoring, too.

It's not like we've had a lot of luck playing in that place.

Everybody is frustrated when you lose games. We're not a powerhouse team, but we're a team that can win games, and that's what we're going to start doing.

Everybody's seen the game. I'm not going to dictate what the ref did. He made the call, and that's pretty much it.

Everybody saw that game. I'm not going to dictate about the ref or what the ref did. They made the call.

The big guys are going to have a test all year. Them guys are playing hard and coming along well. They are only going to get better.

The Big 12 is war. I think we're on the right track. We feel like we're in pretty good shape going into the conference.

It seemed like they could not miss. Kansas came in here laid-back, Kansas came in here ready. They got open looks, they took them, and it was going down.

It wins games. Coach always tells us free throws win games, especially down the stretch. You hit those and you keep a distance from a team that's coming back.

They changed their strategy, but we still had them. It didn't work out.

They hit all their shots; it seemed like they couldn't miss.

They kept throwing it inside and making baskets. Johnson was doing a great job. Every time he caught it he was making a good move and just making every shot.

Nothing's going to keep me out of that game. I will play. Write it down.

I'll be fine. It's something that will go away.

I'll be back at Iowa State next year.

I'm a player, and I'm playing for four years. I think Will (Blalock) will be here, too. We're together. We're a family. We're going to stay as a family.

Hey, you lose some and you win some. We have to worry about us first before anybody else.

He started picking his spots. He left the point guard spot and started roaming around and started getting shots.

I don't pay attention to the fouls. The refs make their decision like I always say. That's their job.

Hopefully at some point I will play in the NBA. That's why I play this game; I want to play in the NBA. You never know when it can happen.

If coach recommends that, I guess it's a good thing for me to do that. He would know.

If coach recommends that I go to the NBA, then it will happen.

I don't need to be Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar) or (James) Worthy or nothing like that. I can see white and red so I'm good. I'll be fine.

All we've got to do is win games.