Baylor, Kansas State Postgame Quotes
1/22/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Monday, Jan. 22, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 4,787
BAYLOR POSTGAME QUOTES
BU Head Coach Scott Drew
Opening Statement...
"Well, I think we were all embarrassed. I thought there would have been a little more fight to us tonight. The way we started the first and second half, I don't know if it's tired or the turnaround. Bottom line is that it was unacceptable. You don't get opportunities to go back and redo things, so we need to make sure that this doesn't happen again. I thought in spurts we played and competed hard enough, but not long enough to win a game like this. Barry Brown and Dean Wade are first-team all-conference guys right now, if the balloting were today. I was disappointed in our efforts and I apologize to our fans."
On how critical a home loss is at this point in the seasonÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"It's huge. It is hard to win on the road. It's hard to win in packed arenas. We are two games down now and we have been 2-8 before. The league always has teams that have started out and struggled and end up putting it together. We need to be one of those teams."
On making a run with Manu Lecomte and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. on the benchÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Tonight, we were just trying to find a group that was motivated and inspired. I thought Jake [Lindsey] really did a great job rallying us and trying to motivate everybody. As a group we weren't collectively what we were earlier this year, and that's very disappointing in a home game."
On what made defending them so toughÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"They are the number one field goal percentage team in the conference. They did what they do. We are the number one in defending field goal percentage. We didn't do what we do."
KANSAS STATE POSTGAME QUOTES
KSU Head Coach Bruce Weber
On how impressive the win wasÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"The start was really impressive. We were really good defensively. Took away their stuff. We got some transition looks and great shots. At half we told our team that they always bring it back and make it close. I feel like we answered that really well."
On where this team has made the biggest improvement in zone offenseÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I think the ball movement is the biggest thing. You know, every time they went zone I feel like we just carved it up. We have gone against this zone all year so our team knows where the openings are."
On what a win like this says this team, leading from start to finishÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I just think that they are ready to play. I think they are focused and the leadership of our team is so huge. Our players have really grown up and want to be prepared for every game."
Junior Barry Brown Jr.
On how the process of this victory differed from the last twoÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"The atmosphere of being away from home and getting that big lead and having to weather that storm a little bit. Baylor got some momentum, but we weathered the storm and that was the difference."
On what changed for them against zone defenseÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"That game against Tulsa I think really made Coach want us to practice our offense against zone. We were able to get in the middle and get open shots, so the practice helped."
Junior Dean Wade
On not trailing in a game in 100 straight minutes and what that meansÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I think it just shows how motivated we are. We are at our best in transition and you can get out in transition if you get stops and rebounds. That's shows a lot of our defense."
On the start of the second half and how important it was to maintain the leadÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"It was big for us. Baylor had the momentum going into halftime. If they were to cut the lead down more and take the lead we may never have gotten it back."
