Pini Gershon Quotations

He's dangerous when he's playing and they're playing on him. It's not easy to play against him, but he has weaknesses... We'll try and limit his damage.

We made too many mistakes. You can't turn the ball over 20 times and make 8 assists -- half our average -- and win in a final.

Players who played less today like Derrick Sharp and Jaime Arnold will have to give us more on Thursday so that we can advance. We knew it would be a battle and it was. It won't be easy on Thursday either. They have an excellent team coached by an excellent coach.

We were lucky last time but sadly there was to be no second miracle.

We played a bad game. I'm disappointed with our poor start. They were motivated after changing their coach and it showed. We came back in the third quarter but then we played bad defense, allowing easy baskets. We also had foul problems, but it's not an excuse. I don't like the way we lost. We have to be more focused in the crucial minutes.

It's going to be tough, we know that. It's not easy to defend a championship. Some of the pressure will be on us. But I expect my players to handle the pressure.

I knew they couldn't continue to score at 60 percent, so I wasn't too worried when they led in the second quarter.

The road to the Final Four will be hard. I have a feeling that this series will go three games.