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Ohio vs. Akron Postgame Quotes
Jan. 24, 2006
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Ohio Head Coach Tim O'Shea Opening statement: We've got to get better at the free throw line. I think it cost us a real chance to win the On the youthfulness of the team: We can harness some of that youthful exuberance and get a little more fundamentally sound. Then we can continue to play the defense we are playing. On Johnnie Jackson: I really believed in the kid. He was really slow out of the gate, and now he seems to be fine in his stride." On the team: I don't think the idea of losing ever enters their mind. They're always thinking about how to win the game. They seem to find a way to win these close games. On Jeremy Fears: He's only a sophomore, and he's got to stay hungry. If he stays hungry he will be really good... Tonight he played as hard as I've ever seen him play defensively. On the bench: Our bench has been tremendous. It really has been the backbone and strength of this team so far. On the end of the game: Basketball is a game of runs...We know down the stretch we were going to have to make some big shots. On why he didn't start: I was hurt, I didn't know if I was going to play. On the Ozone: The Ozone helped us through the night, we feed of that. On last years game vs. this years: I think we're more experienced and now we know what to do...I wasn't worried. We used it (last year) as motivation. On game energy: I live for big games. I'm always the one in the huddle saying, `let's go, let's go, let's go.' I'm the energetic one. Akron Head Coach Keith Dambrot Opening statement: Well that was probably the most intense I've seen them play against us. On the game atmosphere: We couldn't call any plays because it was so damn loud in there. On Whitney Davis is the toughest kid they got to me and We didn't get the ball to On last year's game: They were heartless in that game last year, not this year. |