Oliver Purnell Quotes on Games (5 Quotes)

We're going to have to win multiple games, that's for sure. You have to win a couple of games to get people's attention and get on the board.

It's tough because we dropped a gut-wrenching game against Virginia Teach the other night, and any time you lose some tight games, or three or four in a row, confidence becomes an issue. But the players came back to practice Thursday with some determined energy. Our message is that you can't fold up, and I hope they're internalizing it. It's an important mindset that if we work at it we can get over the hump here.

There's no question that they are living up to preseason accolades about how good they could be. But at the same time, they're playing a lot of close games, like everybody else in the league.

This is certainly one of those measuring stick-type games. Our plan is to not allow Duke to be at its best. When they're at their best, they probably beat any team in the country.

The first game, magic can happen, and that's what we've got to focus on. We're going to have to win multiple games, that's for sure.