Richard Pitino
- It was a bit of a struggle offensively. Got good looks but were missing shots.
- Good crowd given how cold it was. Won't say how cold in case recruits are reading.
- Played hard, effort was there. The effort's been there since after the Arkansas game.
- It seems like every time Washington gets the ball, he can shoot it. We watched the last 75 of Kyrie Irving's layups, and Kyrie does some wacky layups at times. But for the most part, they're off the glass layups from two feet being planted. He's taking the coaching, which is great. He'll continue to learn. The biggest thing with freshman is you can't tell them it's a bad shot, it's a low percentage shot, because they know they can make it.
- Needed that game from McBrayer. He's important to us. He hasn't been a 100% but he's a good player. If you asked me at the beginning of the year who would make a big jump, I would say McBrayer but he's been hurt.
- Not sure how close Nate Mason was to playing. Training staff just told him he couldn't play. He can run and shoot shots but it's probably the lateral movement that limits him right now.
- Michael Hurt is making me play him, which is great. He's playing the right way. He's evolving as a sophomore and getting confident.
- We've started to find our identity more on defense. We're starting to defend the three better.
- Harvard's a strong, physical team that's well-coached.
- A lot of Reggie and Jordan's success has to do with where they're catching the ball. If they can catch the ball deeper, their touches will be more productive.
- Thought the team moved the ball well today.
- We lost road games. It happens, you're not going to win every game. Have to understand what wins on the road: you need to defend, rebound, not worry about the refs, etc. The last couple games our identity has been more like last year.
- Dupree's a dual-threat every time he catches the ball because he can drive or shoot.
- Isaiah's been telling me in practice that he rebounds now, and I didn't see it until now. I'll probably hear about it in practice.
- Hurt's active cuts, nose for the ball and rebounds adds so much in addition to his shooting.
- We have great chemistry and need to make sure the young guys know what's coming and prepare them mentally.
- Passed up a couple shots and teammates kept telling me to shoot. It felt good.
- Our identity is defense, so if we play defense and get stops, we'll get wins.
- Coming here from NYC, all you know is showtime. When you come to a high-major school, you have to learn how to play within a system and with other high-major players, and Isaiah will get there. Same for me, all I knew was isolation basketball.
- Left leg is hurting where his stress fracture is but tomorrow we have off and he'll get treatment.
