Backcourt Quotes

With only a couple of days at practice, Mark was able to come in and contribute and help us out in the backcourt on this trip. - Ron Jirsa

We've got a lot of depth; we've got some talent and we're pretty young. We've got a great future in the backcourt. I'm real excited I can go to work with these guys every day. - Travis Diener

We've been underdogs most of the season. We had books ranking us 15th (in the Big East), saying we had the worst backcourt in the nation, and look what we did. If they select us, I have no doubt that my team will go to the tournament ready to play. - Jamar Nutter

We're not in position like we were in the past. We're not doing things defensively out front. Our guards aren't controlling penetration. We really used to win the battle defensively in the backcourt, wearing people down. We're not wearing people down at this point. - Chris Lowery

We're excited to have Flip back next season. He adds explosiveness to our backcourt and is versatile enough to play both guard positions. - Rick Sund

We're excited to bring in a veteran player like Sam, who brings nine years of playoff experience and two championships. The addition of Sam strengthens our backcourt. He's a big-time scorer who is one of the best in the league when it comes to taking and making the big shot in the closing moments of a ballgame. - Elgin Baylor

We're a little bit limping to the finish line, because we've asked so much of these guys, and they've given us a lot. For a guy like J.R. to take the game and put it on hisshoulders without his backcourt partner there is truly an example of just how great it is to be around this group of guys. - Dave Leitao

We noticed they leave the backcourt open when they go to the boards. They have rebounding guards and we were able to take advantage of that. - Phil Colicchio

We may have the best-shooting backcourt in the NBA. - Marv Albert

We have a terrific backcourt. Jared played his normal stellar game. - Matt Brady