- [Offscreen Interviewer] About the inability
of the fours to score consistently.
It really looked a lot tonight like there were two bigs
against one big.
- Yeah, it's looked like that all season to me,
from my vantage point.
You know, offensively I, even though that,
it's been a struggle for us for the majority of the season,
I don't think that was our issue tonight.
When you allow an SCC opponent to come in to your building,
their leading scores over there in a boot.
They shoot 51 percent from the field.
They score 80 and they get as many offensive rebounds
as you have defensive rebounds, it's a miracle
that we were in the game.
You know, we made some shots.
I thought TB was fantastic in the second half
of knockin' down shots, Cullin hits a big three
to give us a chance.
We just couldn't come up with a big stop.
It seemed like every time we needed it,
and they gave us opportunities, I think they went through
a little bit of a stretch where they missed four, five,
shots, and yet, they retained possession of the ball,
retained possession of the ball, we can't get the ball.
And, you need to get the ball to win.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] And, whether it was off
the bounce or them gettin' it inside their bigs,
it was quite a such struggle keepin' them away
from the back?
- They're bigger, faster, stronger, obviously up front.
I mean, it's just a different level.
And, so, anytime that we did anything with switchin'
and a lot of it was late in the shot clock,
which is where we'll switch alotta ball screens.
And, they just threw over the top.
You know, we're sittin' there
and the fight has to be earlier.
You cannot allow them to touch the ball so close to the rim.
You know, Tyler Davis is an all-league caliber player
and he goes nine for eleven and everyone of 'em
is at point blank range.
We had a chance at 73, we come out, and then the 131
and we had a trap.
They throw the ball outta the trap.
Well, obviously, you're gonna be outnumbered
and we allow their best player to get a point blank
layup to put 'em back up.
You know, it's a 50-50 ball, we gotta come up
and make a play.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] - What'd you see
on that shot photo that close play.
- I think the one that led to them, like,
dunkin' it.
My staff was yellin' that they didn't think
they got it off in time, I don't know.
But, that's not a reviewable.
If the shot doesn't go in, if the shot would've
went in, they could review it.
They missed it and then Davis, I think on a put back,
we were screamin' that we felt the shot came
after the clock.
They, it's not reviewable.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] In terms of,
kind of the opportunity tonight, how disheartening
is that and then how do you begin to get a team ready
for what's comin' up Saturday?
- Again, you know, everybody in the room
has got a different view on this game
and the Baylor game and the next game.
Our view has never been other than,
guys, we gotta, we gotta get better.
That's what I've been sayin' from day one.
That's what I'm sayin' now.
We're not talking big picture, guys.
We gotta get better, we've had to reinvent ourselves.
Our guard play has obviously been problematic.
We're movin' guys around and then when Dre got hurt
and, now with the Rasheed situation,
we're just tryin' to figure out how to fill,
fill holes and then, you know, with Carlos
goin' down and then losin' Nate, you know,
we look up up front and we're thin there too.
So, we're just tryin' to manage games as best we can
and give ourselves a chance to win.
We have to change the defenses.
We couldn't sit down and guard them man to man.
They were 17 for 29 against us in man to man.
That's the reason I changed defenses.
It's not because I'm tryin' to be coy,
I'm tryin' to win.
They were 17 for 29.
If we woulda played them 40 minutes, oh man,
they'd a scored a hundred and fifty on us.
They just throw it inside and they're bigger,
faster, stronger, and score over the top.
So, I thought our defensive changing cost them
some turnovers, allows us to stay around.
Again, we shoot the ball much more effectively
down the stretch.
Say for, you know, a couple a missed opportunities.
And, our margin for error against a team that played as well
as Texas A&M.
You know, this was a group that pre-season
was in most everyone's top 20.
They've had their issues with personnel as well.
They're a talented team and they really played
well tonight.
Made plays, so our margin for error is such that when we
have opportunities, we have to make 'em as well.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] You mentioned, the other day,
about Rasheed, you were gonna give an update.
- Yeah, I don't have it yet.
The final step, he went and took another test today,
which I think is the last hurdle, from a physical standpoint
and I have not been informed as to what the results
of that were.
But, he was in the locker room tonight.
His spirits were good, so he's obviously had some
communications, but I don't know.
I haven't talked to the doctors.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] Andy, how much have all of you
seen of Baylor and, I mean, what do you do?
- You know me, man, I watch basketball.
I've seen 'em a good bit, they're an outstanding team
and they're a legit final four contender.
Their front lines a lot like these guys.
You know, they've got a couple a guys that look
like Robert Williams, number 44
and you guys can see, I mean, especially guys
that follow it, and, you know, hike for draft
and what have you, there's a kid that's,
most everyone is projecting that he's kinda
thrust himself in to a first round opportunity
and the reason being is he's just, he's so physically
gifted, he's long, he's athletic, he's strong.
It's 15 and 14 tonight and everything's at point blank
range.
They gotta couple of those guys.
They've got good guards.
I think they've got one loss on the season,
they're a quality team.
- [Offscreen Interviewer] You admit doing a similar
front court come in hand, you know, what do you think
you guys need to do to come back in there.
- Well, we'll game plan and then we just gotta make
more plays.
You know, I see Eustis and Eustis fights and he tries
but, you know, he plays 32 minutes,
he gets one defensive rebound.
KG, you know, plays 19 minutes and gets two
defensive rebounds.
We gotta rebound a ball, you know, see if this'll
lead in the SCC in rebounding, he's gotta,
he's gotta be a double-double guy.
We've gotta get, you know, TDs comin' off
and player of the week in the league
off back to back 11 rebound games.
And, tonight he had two.
You're probably not gonna beat Texas A&M.