Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Basketball Postgame Quotes
2/5/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dan D'Antoni, head coach
Opening statement
"We shoot the ball well, and don't turn it over. Defensively we've been pretty good all year. This was a good 3-point shooting team and we had them shooting 31 percent or 29 [percent] for the game. That's been their strength. They've won three games. Defensively it has been kind of hard on us in there all year long. We started slow but they give a big effort. Sometimes I wonder what we're doing offensively, but these kids come out every day and play hard. They got a good win so we're looking forward to Saturday to see what we can do."
On defense
"We missed some shots. But, when you defensively have intensity, when they get an open shot they still feel that tendency from the play before and the play before that, and the game intensity that's going on. A lot of times they rush shots just purely on that. The other thing is that we knew that they were a 3-point shooting team, they hit two threes and I called timeout right afterward. Then we came out and we did a little bit better job. We had some miscommunications but basically we were out there. They might have tried seven threes in a possession but we were always there and we always made them go to the next one and the next one and the next, and that's when you get the team out of their rhythm because they're not getting shots off easily, and they start missing stuff so I thought we did a good job."
Ryan Taylor, R-So., Forward
On being comfortable on the floor
"I really was not trying to force anything. I'm trying to get my teammates shots. I feel like I once I get them going, everybody goes and the energy is good. I'm just trying to be an all-around player."
On what Marshall did defensively to keep Rice cold
"Coach [D'Antoni] told us not to chase. I don't know if you've noticed with our defense, but one play will look like a man-to-man, and the next will look like a zone. We're doing what Coach wants us to do. We're staying solid in our positions and believing in each other."
Austin Loop, R-So., Guard
On dunking
"It's there sometimes, but I don't think a lot of people do not know it. I got a little bit there on it."
