It was definitely a mental toughness win tonight. They seemingly took control of the game down the stretch, but our guys just hung with it.
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I give them credit. They made a couple of great defensive plays down the stretch. We went small to spread the court for a mismatch but they just went back down inside to Dudley and Smith. Their two big guns got the job done for us.
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Because they've had good players and good coaches ever since I've been born, and probably when I'm gone they still will. It's a tough place to play.
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Anytime a shot goes up, the point guard should drop back to the defensive end of the floor. When the point guard drives, the shooting guard should drop back. Those are cardinal rules we have, and we broke those rules. That allowed Miami to just pass the ball ahead and lay it in.
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We were not mentally sharp or physically sharp, but you have to give Ernie and his crew a lot of credit. We've got to put this behind us because we've got the ACC in front of us.
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