University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Basketball Postgame Quotes
Feb 12, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 12, 2005
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"I'm not sure there are five more talented players in the league than Waki Williams. He was the most talented player on the floor at Louisville. I just couldn't get him in there because it (the game) played to a higher level intensity-wise (than he was able to reach). But he is a talented player."
"All we're worried about anymore is us. I'm worried about how we shore up the weak areas we have, which are toughness and taking care of the ball. That will be my issue for the next three days, because after that, we begin that grind of the last five games. If we spend next week shoring up what we're supposed to, then we'll be ok."
"Anyone watching this game, I know they have one thought if they coach basketball: `Man, we do not want to play that team.' And that's because we defend and rebound. Every coach out there thinks they can shut an offense down but when you guard like we guard, you don't want to play that. Now it's just a question of will we be tough enough and take care of the ball."
Tulane Head Coach Shawn Finney
"We came out with a lot of energy and competed hard. We are a young team. Memphis was on fire to start the game, and we had a hand in their face but they could not miss. You have to give our guys credit because we did our best out there."
"I liked our effort and I thought we were playing some of our best basketball in the first half. We did a good job of changing defenses, but Memphis was 10-of-15 from 3 point range and that is tough to combat."
"Quincy Davis (28 points, 11 rebounds) definitely had a big game and really competed and showed some real production offensively. We did not get enough guard scoring and that hurt us."
