That was the most physical game I have been involved in in a couple of years.
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Both of our NCAA Championships (1999, 2004) came in years where we won the Big East Tournament. Time will tell if that's an automatic correlation. There are no good losses. No moral victories. But I do know this team is one to be reckoned with at the NCAA tourney.Jim Calhoun
We can really give you nightmares inside, and they really can you nightmares on the perimeter. Plus they rebound much better, get every loose ball.
Jim Calhoun
I don't think the Big East or college basketball or the (selection) committee should feel any embarrassment if that team goes to the NCAA Tournament. (But) we were home and Denham, some of our veteran players, Rashad, etc., they made some terrific plays down the stretch.
Jim Calhoun
The thing that scares me always the most and the thing I caution our players on is that next week, you go home. You go home for the Big East tournament. And then next time you go home, we pack up the uniforms. And this team is good enough to get to Indianapolis. Will it get to Indianapolis I have no idea. ... Maybe the first round of the tournament some team gets up, plays us tough and we don't execute.
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This was an advertisement for how hard the teams in this league play. Increasing our toughness was one thing I thought we had to do. We knew we could score, but we had to show we could come up with that kind of game like we had other times this season.
Jim Calhoun
All those numbers will tell you that we did not do what we are capable of doing. We have to accentuate what we do well.
Jim Calhoun
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