Rich Brennan Quotations

Some teams have gone zone, some teams have gone box-and-one or diamond-and-one but we have a very well-rounded team. You can't stop two or three players on our team. You have to stop all five.

Boy, did he come through in the second half. He's that missing piece of the puzzle we didn't have last year. If people think we don't have anything but Antonio, they're definitely missing the boat.

There's no contrast in styles this game. It will be who plays their style of game better. We've played against up-tempo, athletic teams that were tall and short all the way up to the this point. Now, we're playing a team that's exactly like us, almost a mirror image. It's going to be extremely interesting to see how this goes.

Antonio was going to the middle and he did a great job on the boards. He is 6-foot-6 and so athletic. They were letting our guys shoot outside and I needed him to take the ball to the hole. He hit some big 3-point shots and took the ball inside to draw a lot of fouls.

They said man-to-man. They were up to the challenge.

He was able to make his foul shots and that hurt us down the line. I thought the foul calls were lopsided. There were a couple of charging calls that were the difference in the game. Our guys who guarded Herb got into foul trouble. They got him the ball and it was mission accomplished.

Mike played outstanding. He played hard. We played different because we weren't afraid like we were last game.

He hit two 3-point shots off the bench and he is a hero. He is a special kid and his mom passed away this summer. He's special because I think she is looking down and smiling. He isn't playing as much, but he is a big part of this team.

There was no way they should've gotten those offensive boards. They just wanted it more - what concerned me about that was the character of our team needs to come through in situations like that. We did much better job in the second half.

My priorities are family first, work second and basketball third. I really care about the program and I really love the school and I will do whatever I can for the team. But I know that dedicating that many hours a day and in a week will just be impossible.