Hassan Adams Quotations

We still played good defense in the first half, but our shots just weren't falling, ... Our defense was clicking. In the second half, we just started knocking them down. We were attacking, and our energy was up.

We laid it on the line. I have no regrets.

We know how good we are. We're just going there and playing our game. It's a confidence thing.

We are all right. We're not going to underestimate anybody. We knew we could play with anybody. It was best to go out there and show it. Our confidence is up and skyrocketing.

Man, I'd love to do it . . but I can't come at everybody like that. I try to do things by example. Follow me and hopefully I'll take you to the top. I'm doing the best I can.

She was a Big Lady on Campus. I introduced her to my family because I wanted them to know the kind of person I was hanging around with.

On any given night, or any given day, the ball can bounce any way.

She brightens my day! Every day I'm smiling, I'm thinking about her.

I am being patient and letting things come to me. The team and the coaches have confidence in me. They feel everything with me is about being patient and in a groove.

I apologize to the team, to the coaches, the university and the fans for my violation of a team rule. I accept the coach's decision to be suspended from the Pac-10 Tournament. I wish the team well and hope for its success. I'm looking forward to participating in the NCAA Tournament if Arizona is invited.

I felt protected around her. She was like a big sister to me.

I feel this is a clean slate, zero and zero. The preseason was good for us, but not like we wanted it, but we came out OK. This is where you start from scratch.

He got in me. I couldn't take it out of the way. He told me, 'We ain't going to win without you.' It's the truth, man. They look at me and I gotta be ready. When I'm down, that's not good. They're all my brothers and I'd do anything for them.

I accept the coach's decision to be suspended from the Pac-10 tournament. I wish the team well and hope for its success. I'm looking forward to participating in the NCAA Tournament if Arizona is invited.

I was just being me. They feed off me. (Coaches said) 'If you don't stay aggressive, who else is going to be aggressive?' So I took that in and slept on it. That was big.

Just like any other game, we need to put this behind us and look at some film. We wanted the 'W,' but we have to learn from it either way. We'll bounce back.

I take the blame for this one. Being a senior, I should be able to do more. . . . I'm not blaming it on that one possession (where he lost it). We were up in the first half and in the second half we didn't jump on them. I don't blame one play. Mistakes happen.

It is going to be great to have him back because of his intensity.

I was down; things just weren't right. It was frustrating, (but) it happens.

Our game speaks, but we like to speak, too. We try to go at your head and try to make a statement.

That doesn't surprise me. Against a team like that, if they keep getting second chances, they will score. We don't want to play defense for two minutes (per possession). Our biggest thing was one shot for them.

It'd be great. My feeling is I would love to have him. That's just me. He's a competitor that we could use. It's always good to have an extra perimeter guy you can go to, especially on the defensive end. Just as long as he handles his business, that's good. I wish him the best.

Man, this was big. It was emotion. It wasn't boasting. That's my role on my team. My team, my coaches put that confidence in me.

We have to stay on our toes because they will be coming for us. They are at home so we'll have to bring our 'A' game.

You always think that maybe there's something you could have done or should have done.

We came together more in these last two games than any team I've played for in my four years at Arizona.

We are not going to underestimate them. They always play good here. Last year we had a big game against them, and they came to play. They will be ready to play.

We definitely made a statement. The past two, three years they've had our number, so it's fun to come in here and get a game with U-dub.

We've been working hard for it. All we can do is just keep getting better. We'll turn some heads.

We laid it on the line. No regrets. We wanted to get it done real bad and we came together. People doubted us in this tournament.

We came in competing and went out competing. That was a big thing. We didn't fall back. We didn't put our hands down when they made a run. It was so close.

We like flying under the radar. If we make it to the Final Four, we won't care what (ranking) number is beside our name.

We were well-prepared. It took us a week to get ready.

We've got to get back on this horse.

We wanted to take him out of what he was good at and comfortable at. Maybe we could have done a better job.

We're going to win all seven; that's my plan. I don't know about all that other stuff.

You gotta keep throwing blows. The biggest thing I tried to stress was that the toughest team was going to win.

It was those little mistakes. They came out aggressive. We just had to be patient. And late in the first half we did, letting things come to us. We made that run and got back in the game.

Our defense got them out of their comfort zone. We limited them to one shot, and with our guards getting the rebounds, we were pushing the fast break.

A couple of other Senior Days we've gone out on top. But when I think of my career here, a smile comes to my face.

Stuff like that I don't worry about because I can't control it.

That was a big one, man. We know how good we are. It's just us going out there playing. We went out, played our game and had fun doing it. It's a confidence thing.

They've got a little confidence in beating (California) on the road. It's good because we want to have a challenge when we go up there anyway.

This is the second season. This is where we start. We'll put the preseason behind us. This is the time where we need to be focused. This is about getting better in practice every day.

They played well. You've got to give props where it's due. That ball was just bouncing their way, really it was.

They're not going to back down, and we won't, either. It's going to be a challenge, but right now you've got to accept the challenge and be ready to go.

A team like that, if they get another opportunity to shoot, they're going to score.

It wasn't frustrating at all. We just wanted to go out there and get the W. We were ready to go.

It was big for us. Everybody came out and played with the mind-set that they were ready to play defensively and offensively.

I told him at the beginning of the year he's going to be the X-factor. His upside is unbelievable. He needs to keep doing what he's doing. He's a great player.

It's going to be big. It's a big road game for us, and we just want to keep things going. The team chemistry is going good, too.

It's tough. We played a good game but couldn't hold on.

Everybody's confidence is coming around. This is going to be a good season for us. Everybody is on the same page. Nobody cares about anything else but winning basketball games.

(The Badgers) were throwing up a lot of contested shots, and we were getting rebounds and pushing it down. We played our game. We put them in a situation where they were on their heels and had to run with us. We were coming down, getting good looks, open opportunities, and we were knocking them down.

It was just our intensity. We wanted to put them away. We went on a little run and wanted to keep pushing it down their throat.

Around this time, we came together more than any team I played with. We wanted to get it done real bad.

I like how we did it. We pushed the tempo and got the shots we wanted. It was big for us.

I'm just playing my game and having fun doing it. My teammates have been my biggest supporters. And the coaches have been right there with me.

In playing four years, I became a man. You go though a lot of trials and tribulations. And you go through a lot of good and you go through a lot of bad. At the end of the day it always makes you into a better person. That's what I learned from this program.

I just try to make sure he's all right, that he's good as a person.

I just make sure the ball goes in the hoop. That's it. At the same time, you gotta be careful. But he wasn't that type of player; he wasn't going to go under you.

I just didn't get any looks and I didn't want to force it. Shots weren't falling, and then I wanted to get my teammates involved.

Cal and Stanford are always tough houses - always! We just have to play our game, do what we've been doing and keep the crowd out of it.

He's trying to make you into a better man and person. You come to college . . . and you're on your own. You learn from your mistakes.

I am not going to lose. I'm going to do what it takes, if it is offense or rebounding. My team feeds off me.

The key was anticipating what he was going to do. He was on my (left) side, so I had to go baseline. I knew at the same time I was quicker than him.

All I was trying to do was (re)find (my game). It went away from me. It shouldn't have. Sometimes you get frustrated, but that's life. You have adversity, and you just try to deal with it.

An average first half and we pull it out.

(The hype) speaks for itself. It's a big game, and we're going to be prepared.

The love they give me is unbelievable. I'm grateful that I was part of this, the Arizona basketball team.