That game was a prime example of a team effort and a team really trying not to lose a basketball game.
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Kyle put on a show. He catches the ball and releases it so quick. It's really impressive. I've been talking defense all camp but a player of his ability to shoot the ball has to be on the floor.
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Coming into a building like this, playing a very good basketball team like this, you know if you get up 20 points they're going to make a run. They had a chance at the end. But our attention to detail was big, from the first minute of the game to the last minute.
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Webber's a veteran who knows how to play. We try to put him in the same situations he had while he was here. He understands how to play this game.
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They're better at their game than we are at stopping it. Our defense was not great, but I thought our rotations were good. They continued to pass the ball, and consequently we had to guard them for 24 seconds per possession, and that can beat you down.
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