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#00, Marcus Lee, G
On Alex Poythress returning tonight …
“It’s always great having him (Poythress) back. We had to make sure he took the right precautions, and once he felt good, we just let him go.”
On how the team felt when Isaac Humphries got a standing ovation at the beginning of the game …
“That’s amazing. He’s worked so hard for that and to see him finally get recognized and get the chance to do something great is awesome for all of us to see.”
On the importance of having a strong rebounding game today …
“That’s our job, so it’s either we do it or we don’t, and today we were really focused on it.”
On changing lineups this much late in the season …
“I think it’s a plus because we work so well together with different lineups, with different teams that we’re being thrown at, so we’ll always be ready. If something happens, we can change it up real quick and be totally fine with it.”
#3, Tyler Ulis, G
On Avery Johnson being so complementary on him as a player and his potential to play at the next level …
“It’s great to hear. When a guy of his stature, a head coach at another school and a guy who actually coached and played in the NBA says something like that, it’s a great thing to hear.”
On if he felt as if this was one of his better games …
“I don’t read them but I wouldn’t say it was one of my better games. I didn’t shoot it as well as I wanted to and I missed a couple free throws. Other than that I played alright overall.”
On if he thinks about the numbers he is putting up …
“Not really. I just think about winning. March is about to be here so it’s going to be a time where we have to win the game or go home. That’s what I’m worried about now.”
On how important it was to have Alex Poythress back …
“Very important because that gives us a post presence. Throwing the Ball down to the him tonight helped us out a lot especially when they (Alabama) went zone or throwing it to the middle and him getting buckets.”
On if he still goes out with the mindset as he did in high school of wanting to prove the doubters wrong …
“Definitely. There are still people out there who doubt me. A lot of doubters. That is something that motivates me to just go out there and play.”
On if he ever feels like “what else can I do?” …
“Not really because at the end of the day I really don’t think about what other people outside of us (his team) and outside of my family think. I just try to go out there and play and do what I know what to do.”
On the difference in the teams offense that limited their turnovers to four …
“There was no difference. We were playing at a fast pace trying to get some in the first 10 seconds. If not, grind it out. We just did a great job of taking care of the ball tonight.”
On Jamal Murray at the beginning of the season compared to now …
“Completely different. He’s catching and shooting, getting by guys and doing what coach wants him to do. He’s not turning the ball over and that’s one of the reasons why we only had four turnovers. He’s playing at a very high level. That’s what is helping us get these wins.”
On if Jamal and Tyler’s relationship is catching up to Tyler’s and Devin Booker’s from last year …
“Definitely. With me and Devin it was more of when I get it, throw it up the court, he was leaking them. With Jamal it is he is trailing me. He wants the ball. That’s two guys that I love to play with because they can shoot the ball so well. The chemistry is great.”
#22, Alex Poythress, F
On what it was like being back on the court …
“It just felt good to be out there again. You know, just playing.”
On how yesterday was his first practice back before playing …
“I just went through the whole practice and it wasn’t hurting or anything, so I just felt like I mean, I could play just fine.”
On how he felt sick while watching the Texas A&M game …
“You know, I just felt like I could have helped the team out there a lot. You know, it was some mismatches, we didn’t guard it well. We didn’t rebound it well. I mean it is what it is, we look for our next game. You can’t dwell on the past or anything like that.”
#00, Marcus Lee, G
On Alex Poythress returning tonight …
“It’s always great having him (Poythress) back. We had to make sure he took the right precautions, and once he felt good, we just let him go.”
On how the team felt when Isaac Humphries got a standing ovation at the beginning of the game …
“That’s amazing. He’s worked so hard for that and to see him finally get recognized and get the chance to do something great is awesome for all of us to see.”
On the importance of having a strong rebounding game today …
“That’s our job, so it’s either we do it or we don’t, and today we were really focused on it.”
On changing lineups this much late in the season …
“I think it’s a plus because we work so well together with different lineups, with different teams that we’re being thrown at, so we’ll always be ready. If something happens, we can change it up real quick and be totally fine with it.”
#3, Tyler Ulis, G
On Avery Johnson being so complementary on him as a player and his potential to play at the next level …
“It’s great to hear. When a guy of his stature, a head coach at another school and a guy who actually coached and played in the NBA says something like that, it’s a great thing to hear.”
On if he felt as if this was one of his better games …
“I don’t read them but I wouldn’t say it was one of my better games. I didn’t shoot it as well as I wanted to and I missed a couple free throws. Other than that I played alright overall.”
On if he thinks about the numbers he is putting up …
“Not really. I just think about winning. March is about to be here so it’s going to be a time where we have to win the game or go home. That’s what I’m worried about now.”
On how important it was to have Alex Poythress back …
“Very important because that gives us a post presence. Throwing the Ball down to the him tonight helped us out a lot especially when they (Alabama) went zone or throwing it to the middle and him getting buckets.”
On if he still goes out with the mindset as he did in high school of wanting to prove the doubters wrong …
“Definitely. There are still people out there who doubt me. A lot of doubters. That is something that motivates me to just go out there and play.”
On if he ever feels like “what else can I do?” …
“Not really because at the end of the day I really don’t think about what other people outside of us (his team) and outside of my family think. I just try to go out there and play and do what I know what to do.”
On the difference in the teams offense that limited their turnovers to four …
“There was no difference. We were playing at a fast pace trying to get some in the first 10 seconds. If not, grind it out. We just did a great job of taking care of the ball tonight.”
On Jamal Murray at the beginning of the season compared to now …
“Completely different. He’s catching and shooting, getting by guys and doing what coach wants him to do. He’s not turning the ball over and that’s one of the reasons why we only had four turnovers. He’s playing at a very high level. That’s what is helping us get these wins.”
On if Jamal and Tyler’s relationship is catching up to Tyler’s and Devin Booker’s from last year …
“Definitely. With me and Devin it was more of when I get it, throw it up the court, he was leaking them. With Jamal it is he is trailing me. He wants the ball. That’s two guys that I love to play with because they can shoot the ball so well. The chemistry is great.”
#22, Alex Poythress, F
On what it was like being back on the court …
“It just felt good to be out there again. You know, just playing.”
On how yesterday was his first practice back before playing …
“I just went through the whole practice and it wasn’t hurting or anything, so I just felt like I mean, I could play just fine.”
On how he felt sick while watching the Texas A&M game …
“You know, I just felt like I could have helped the team out there a lot. You know, it was some mismatches, we didn’t guard it well. We didn’t rebound it well. I mean it is what it is, we look for our next game. You can’t dwell on the past or anything like that.”
