Oregon State - Washington State Post Game Quotes
March 04, 2010 | Men's Basketball
March 4, 2010
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OREGON STATE HEAD COACH Craig Robinson
On the response to the Washington State rally…
“I don't think we have ever been up by 18 in the first half of a Pac-10 game in recent memory. I was thinking how are we going to mess this up because we have never been there before? We tried to prepare them for the rally. After they came back and we started to pull away, I thought for the first time this season, we are actually maturing and feeling confident about ourselves. We went right back to work after that on slide and it was great to see.”
On the big plays made at the end of the game…
“When Jared lost the ball, and then ran back down and stole it back, big play. When we missed the foul shot and Roeland tipped it back out, and we had a chance to get it back out, big play. Joe Burton, shot clock is running down, so he tries to draw foul, and it goes in. It was play after play. We just toughed it out there in the end and some games you just have to win with toughness.”
On Jared Cunningham…
“He is finally understanding how to use his speed and covering ability. By understanding what Seth (Tarver) is doing in order to get those steals, and eight steals is a lot of steals. “
On the meaningfulness win…
“We are in seventh place, and that is so huge. Now we don't have to play the first night. For these guys in this locker room, to put together back to back years like this and have one more win in the conference then they did last year, that is legacy making. This means a lot to those guys, and I want it to mean a lot to them because they have done nothing but do what we have asked them to do. Now it puts us in a position, if we can win on Saturday, then we can end up in the top half or tied for fourth or for third in the league. I mean, that's outstanding.”
OREGON STATE FRESHMAN Joe Burton
On the disappearing lead in the second half...
“[Klay] Thompson was hitting those shots and they came back and we just had to calm down and play our game and basically just buckle down and keep our composure and go from there.”
The time out after Washington State's big run...
“He just told us to keep our poise and just play our game. Don't get in a run in, fast break, you have to get a couple stops and just play our game.”
On the game on Saturday and their progression throughout the season as freshman...
“It feels great because at the beginning of the season we weren't as talented as we are now. We've matured a lot and we've been playing comfortably and now we know where we stand and what we need to do to help the team in winning.”
OREGON STATE FRESHMAN Jared Cunningham
On how important this win was...
“It was really big. We get more rest to be ready and just focus in on who we're playing.”
On creating a spark on the team...
“Just looking for the passes that the teammates were passing to me. Every game it's a different player that scores, so we just try to go from there and make the points.”
On the seniors...
“We're going to miss the seniors. They've all showed us a lot of things this year and have taken us under their wing and we're just going to dedicate the game to them and get the win.”
