University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis-Arkansas State Postgame Quotes
Nov 23, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2004
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"First of all, let me give credit to Arkansas State. They came in here with a great game plan. They went small when they needed to and threw the ball into the post and scored on us. The raced it up the court and took pretty good shots. We're just not playing well right now and part of that is how they defended us. They were the aggressor."
"I was on the phone today with Larry Brown and he had watched us and he said, `the thing your team needs to be is a better passing team.' And the most important pass is the pass that leads to the pass that leads to the basket. Right now, no one wants to throw that pass on this team."
"I know it is the 23rd of November, and I told them the one good thing about this game was that we won. I'd rather learn from a win like this and know where we are than a loss."
Arkansas State Head Coach Dickey Nutt
"We had our chances tonight. Like I told our team, I am disappointed we did not pull that game out. I told our guys don't be satisfied with playing decent at times. There was a 10-minute stretch in the second half where we fell apart defensively."
"We have a chance to be a good basketball team. I am proud of our effort, but when you play on the road, you have to hit your free throws. We can't afford to miss four free throws on the road and have a chance to win. We are 1-1 and we are going to learn from this loss."
"We got ourselves in foul trouble No. 1, and we had to play some people that we have not played. We also missed some assignments that cost us in the second half. The first five minutes in the second half was the most critical point in the game, and we gave Memphis two baskets."
"(Sean) Banks is a phenomenal player, and at times, we could not contain him."
