St. John's University Athletics
Pregame Quotes: St. John's vs. Villanova - Feb. 16, 2008
2/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 15, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. -
Head Coach Norm Roberts
On the BIG EAST season coming to a close:
"At this time of the year it comes down to two things: energy and focus. Everyone knows what everyone else is doing. Everyone knows who can shoot and who can score and who can rebound. Now is the time to go out and focus and take away the advantages that a team may have."
On being a young team:
"It's crunch time and everyone has to battle. It's a learning experience every time we play. It's a tougher season than it's ever been for our young guys and they're learning as we go."
Sophomore Guard Larry Wright
On being resilient as a team:
"We have a lot of young guys. A lot of people have their ups and downs. Our up was when we won three straight and on our down was when we lost six straight. We just need to take it one game at a time and things will get better."
On the evolution of the team this season:
"Roles haven't changed. We are just getting better as a unit. There isn't a lot of individual play with us. We just have to keep moving the ball. And everyone does what they are capable of doing."
Freshman Guard Paris Horne
On the need for everyone to contribute:
"It's a balanced thing. Everyone knows we have to score and rebound and contribute in some way for us to be successful and get the win."
On what to focus on for Villanova:
"We just need to be more focused and pay attention to detail. We just have to know where to be at on offense and run our plays and execute. We just have to keep going out and playing hard with intensity."
Freshman Forward Sean Evans
On the importance of a win over Villanova
"We just try to win. We have to go out there and remain focused and play with energy. This win could get us right back in the mix for the BIG EAST Tournament."
