Oregon State - Boston University Post Game Notes and Quotes
March 17, 2010 | Men's Basketball
March 17, 2010
OREGON STATE HEAD COACH Craig Robinson
On the game…
“It was a disappointing effort. Our effort was not what it should have been and that is on me as a coach. I am optimistic about the future, I am excited about the future, and I think things can be really good here.”
On the future…
“There has to be a lot of development over the spring, summer, and the fall again. We have to really take advantage of the players that we have coming in. It's very exciting to see Jared (Cunningham), Joe (Burton), and Angus (Brandt) being at the level that we need them to be.”
OREGON STATE FRESHMAN GUARD Jared Cunningham
On Boston University...
“They played more aggressively, they got a couple dunks and they were knocking down their shots and doing what they had to do.”
On the outcome...
“We just wanted to make everyone proud and try to play as hard as we could and tonight just wasn't our night. Unfortunately it was the end of the season and for the seniors, they're done.”
On the young returners...
“We had a great season. Two of our freshman didn't play but they'll be back next year. We all learned and got some experience.”
How they tried to go into the game...
“We just tried to be aggressive from the start. Tried to knock some shots down, which happened, and we just tried to get a roll on it, but it just didn't come together enough for us to win the game.”
On the level of effort...
“The effort wasn't there at all. We just have to come in with our minds focused and ready to play and next year we're going to stress that a lot.”
BOSTON UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH PATRICK CHAMBERS
“It's a great challenge to motivate young kids. Everyone dreams of going to the NCAA tourney, and we were heartbroken for two days. When we got invited to play here, I think we got energized again. We've got nine seniors, we don't want to be done yet, we want to keep playing.”
On the practice they had when they got in…
“We had one of our best practices here, for whatever reason. I think what it is, is that the guys like each other and they want to keep playing.”
On how they were able to beat Oregon State's zone defense…
“I watched a ton of tape. It's a scary zone. We were trying to take Seth Tarver out of the game. We did a good job of it. Our guys played hard.”
BOSTON UNIVERSITY JUNIOR JOHN HOLLAND
On what this win means…
“We wanted to be together and keep playing. We know it's not the NCAAs or anything, but anytime we step on the floor, we want to play hard.”
