Louisville vs. Coppin State Post-Game Quotes
December 12, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 12, 2001
Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino
"It was an ugly game with bodies flying all over the place. It was difficult (to watch) and we hope he gets back as soon as possible. I am just glad it's nothing serious. Thirty seconds into it, his nose started bleeding. I've never seen the body contort like that. It's one of the ugliest things I have ever seen."
(on the rebounding) "We played real hard and everyone relies too much on Ellis (Myles). We came out and normally you are flat after a good tournament but we weren't. Now we have to get ready and there are no easy games left on our schedule."
"They took good shots. Reece (Gaines) has worked hard on his shooting. Our biggest problem tonight was rebounding and what happened with Luke. Everyone was really worried about him."
(on the three-point shooting) "They were all good threes with the exception of the one that Reece made. I am very pleased with our three-point shooting tonight."
(on playing Ohio State) "We are going to have a difficult time without Luke especially on the press but we will have to make an adjustments and go from there."
Coppin State Head Coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell
"I knew going in we were going to have to cut down on turnovers but we weren't able to do that. They did what they wanted to do and they are a good team. I am looking for growth on our part and if I can see any progress, that's good because of our youth."
"People come and pay money to see you compete in the last game against Cincinnati, but our team left (mentally) before we got there. What I was looking to get out of that game was for our team to become more aggressive."
