Memphis Basketball Postgame Quotes
Jan 04, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2006
Recap | Final Stats
Memphis Head Coach John Calipari
"That was a good effort, and I'm really proud of them. To have that kind of energy after that Texas game and to have one day in between shows that we bounce back quickly. We did what we were supposed to do. All I was concerned with today was how we guarded, and I thought we were tremendous. If we don't give up those last three baskets at the end of the game, we hold them to under 30 percent. That's what we wanted to do."
"Offensively, we were back to passing it to each other. We were back to making easy plays. We didn't turn it over as much. We did some good stuff today."
"The lead that we had, we got right away, and then the rest of the half we were only up two and that's what I told the guys at halftime. They were scoring lay-ups over the top of our press, so we're not pressing. We'll back up and play them right there."
"Darius (Washington) is still hurting. He's going to go through some major treatments the next few days. He may not play against Winthrop, and he may be out awhile. We have to get him healthy. He's at 80 percent, and I'm on him like he's at a 100 percent and he's not. We'll try to make due and hold the fort down until we can get him back."
Middle Tennessee Head Coach Kermit Davis
"Memphis' talent level is so high, and they play hard and like each other. They were coming off a stinging loss to Texas, and Memphis got off to the quick start. We took some chances in our zone, and Memphis made some quick threes."
"Memphis is a great team and has a chance to be a (NCAA) Final Four team. They are on a different level talent-wise, and we could not guard anybody. The first five minutes of the game really hurt us, and we did not understand the tempo."
