Louisville vs. DePaul Post-Game Quotes
January 26, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2002
Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino
"I am really pleased with the last couple of games because we have got back to the tempo we want to play. Reece Gaines did a good job passing the ball and he dominated. He had only six assists because a lot of guys got fouled and their shots didn't go in."
"I am feeling about the same but the good thing is the doctor wanted to do tests and get it over with so I can go back to coaching. I got every test known to man but I feel alright."
(on Hajj Turner) "I've been trying to get him to learn one play. It's rare for a captain of a team to not play. He's given our team a lot outside of the lines and helped some of the players mature.
"We played very well the other night but the schedule dicatates when you get runs. At East Carolina we didn't play our style but we did at Charlotte even though we only scored 71 points."
(on Otis George) "I think he's doing terrific for a freshman. He's a good shooter. I like the fact he's taking that shot (the three-pointer). When he's a junior and senior those will go down for him eight out of 10 times. He's a young man who will get better and better over the four years because of his work ethic."
(on Larry O'Bannon) "He's not playing the defense we expect. Today it was subpar. Larry was not at the intensity level we need to be at. We need to get him over the hump defensively."
"Sometime we press from the beginning of the game sometimes we don't. Today we wanted to do it early so we can set the tempo. We're going to have play a lot of people for the rest of the season to stay out of foul trouble and to get people breaks since we are undermanned."
DePaul Assistant Coach Tracy Dildy
"Our guys came out and gave a good effort. We played well Wednesday night at East Carolina because we made those shots but today we didn't.
"It's not our normal pace and we had a couple of days to get ready for them. I thought we would be able to run with them. I'm not sure how much the press really bothered us but if we made our shots, it would have been different."
