--This was the first chance as a staff and a team to feel what the Coliseum is like when it's pretty full and the crowd's energy provided them energy. When you have a home court advantage like that you could tell it impacted their offense.
--Georgetown kept them off balance and they never found a good flow going from man to zone and they weren't very good at attacking it the way they'd like. They were much more aggressive in the second half and their movement was good. Part of that might have been excited with the crowd, but as the game went on they settled in better.
--Small had to play a big role at Oklahoma State. He is very confident and they're able to get a little better spacing for him and have some shooting around him to get into spaces better so when he gets by his guy there aren't two guys waiting for him. He is embracing being a part of this team and he is all about winning. Small doesn't care all he does is win.
--DeVries didn't see what happened after the game with the scuffle. A good wave might not be bad after games. It was a competitive game.
--If you're going to get rebounds when you're undersized you need to hit people. They played harder, and were more tougher and more physical in the second half. The first half team isn't going to win a couple games and they need to play a certain way to be good. The team in the second half he'll take anywhere, but they need to learn how to do that every single day.
--It was good to have Eduardo Andre back in the lineup and his presence to block shots was a big difference in the game.
--Whatever it takes to win a game and that's why DeVries was so energetic. He wanted to do anything he can to provide a spark and wanted to push the right buttons and he felt the crowd could help them get going. The impact it has on the other team is real too. That home court advantage we have is real.
--They were trapping and going to some short roll stuff and commit to the big and spray it out from there. It was the bigs finding who was open so Okani was late in the game.
--The crowd impacted their ability to communicate and run plays and once they couldn't get into stuff they had to go default into some one on one situations. He felt that his guys did a good job guarding them one on one when the actions broke down. They did a good job trying to take away some of their strong hands and making them play in crowds.
--Amani Hansberry wasn't quite himself to start the game but the sky is the limit for him. Hansberry was the happiest guy in the locker room for Andre after the game and he made sure to single him out after the game and the impact he had.
--DeVries said Sencire Harris has a big impact on the game and his impact on winning is hard to do the way he an control certain players like holding Epps to just 2 points in the second half.
--DeVries felt his team had grown the most in understanding their roles.
--Georgetown kept them off balance and they never found a good flow going from man to zone and they weren't very good at attacking it the way they'd like. They were much more aggressive in the second half and their movement was good. Part of that might have been excited with the crowd, but as the game went on they settled in better.
--Small had to play a big role at Oklahoma State. He is very confident and they're able to get a little better spacing for him and have some shooting around him to get into spaces better so when he gets by his guy there aren't two guys waiting for him. He is embracing being a part of this team and he is all about winning. Small doesn't care all he does is win.
--DeVries didn't see what happened after the game with the scuffle. A good wave might not be bad after games. It was a competitive game.
--If you're going to get rebounds when you're undersized you need to hit people. They played harder, and were more tougher and more physical in the second half. The first half team isn't going to win a couple games and they need to play a certain way to be good. The team in the second half he'll take anywhere, but they need to learn how to do that every single day.
--It was good to have Eduardo Andre back in the lineup and his presence to block shots was a big difference in the game.
--Whatever it takes to win a game and that's why DeVries was so energetic. He wanted to do anything he can to provide a spark and wanted to push the right buttons and he felt the crowd could help them get going. The impact it has on the other team is real too. That home court advantage we have is real.
--They were trapping and going to some short roll stuff and commit to the big and spray it out from there. It was the bigs finding who was open so Okani was late in the game.
--The crowd impacted their ability to communicate and run plays and once they couldn't get into stuff they had to go default into some one on one situations. He felt that his guys did a good job guarding them one on one when the actions broke down. They did a good job trying to take away some of their strong hands and making them play in crowds.
--Amani Hansberry wasn't quite himself to start the game but the sky is the limit for him. Hansberry was the happiest guy in the locker room for Andre after the game and he made sure to single him out after the game and the impact he had.
--DeVries said Sencire Harris has a big impact on the game and his impact on winning is hard to do the way he an control certain players like holding Epps to just 2 points in the second half.
--DeVries felt his team had grown the most in understanding their roles.
