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We'll let 3G start it off: Quotables: Pre-Houston
... Saturday's opponent, Houston:
"They lost two seniors that were good. Davis and, obviously, the guard -- that was the key for them. They've got so many good players coming back, too. Corey Davis... from the time I laid eyes on him last year as a junior college transfer -- he's the prototypical winner. He drives it, plays defense, first on the floor, hits jump shots... tough. Galen Robinson is back at the point, and Armoni Brooks was a super-sub last year. I think I saw him make eight or 10 threes in a game as a sophomore. He's into the lineup. (Breaon) Brady was hurt one time when we played them last year. We saw him in the game at Houston -- really good post player. They had two kids sitting out -- Gresham and Jarreau -- who we really liked as high school kids. Went to UMass, transferred and sat out last year. Those guys are giving them tremendous depth. Just a great team, and the way they play -- they are so tough, they play the right way, they are strong, physical, they don't give you anything easy, and they really execute. I knew they were going to be a really good team. Tough couple of games coming up. Houston may be the best team we've played. Let's start there. Houston's quite a team. They are legit. This is what I am going to tell my team. Houston, if they stay healthy, is a second -- third weekend type team in the NCAA Tournament. They could go all the way. They could win it all. They've got that much talent and depth and coaching. We've got quite a challenge. Brand new arena. It'll be fun."
Other topics covered during 3G's somewhat wide ranging weekly news conference:
...Cutting down on turnovers after 21 of them against Temple
...Dexter Dennis' uptick in production
...Dennis' offensive rebounding
...Progress from Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler
...guys like Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Landry Shamet making a name in the NBA
...on Jaime Echenique's importance to the team
...on how Teddy Allen is handling his redshirt year
...on if Teddy Allen is similar to any past players he has coached
...on how he restores confidence from the first-year players and balancing the minutes between them
...on having so many freshmen playing key minutes
...on what it's going to take to get Erik Stevenson back on track offensively
...on whether Stevenson's situation is similar to Dennis' earlier this year -- breaking out of a funk by being more aggressive
...on how to stop the "atomic bomb" (turnovers) that have plagued the Shockers recently
... Saturday's opponent, Houston:
"They lost two seniors that were good. Davis and, obviously, the guard -- that was the key for them. They've got so many good players coming back, too. Corey Davis... from the time I laid eyes on him last year as a junior college transfer -- he's the prototypical winner. He drives it, plays defense, first on the floor, hits jump shots... tough. Galen Robinson is back at the point, and Armoni Brooks was a super-sub last year. I think I saw him make eight or 10 threes in a game as a sophomore. He's into the lineup. (Breaon) Brady was hurt one time when we played them last year. We saw him in the game at Houston -- really good post player. They had two kids sitting out -- Gresham and Jarreau -- who we really liked as high school kids. Went to UMass, transferred and sat out last year. Those guys are giving them tremendous depth. Just a great team, and the way they play -- they are so tough, they play the right way, they are strong, physical, they don't give you anything easy, and they really execute. I knew they were going to be a really good team. Tough couple of games coming up. Houston may be the best team we've played. Let's start there. Houston's quite a team. They are legit. This is what I am going to tell my team. Houston, if they stay healthy, is a second -- third weekend type team in the NCAA Tournament. They could go all the way. They could win it all. They've got that much talent and depth and coaching. We've got quite a challenge. Brand new arena. It'll be fun."
Other topics covered during 3G's somewhat wide ranging weekly news conference:
...Cutting down on turnovers after 21 of them against Temple
...Dexter Dennis' uptick in production
...Dennis' offensive rebounding
...Progress from Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler
...guys like Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Landry Shamet making a name in the NBA
...on Jaime Echenique's importance to the team
...on how Teddy Allen is handling his redshirt year
...on if Teddy Allen is similar to any past players he has coached
...on how he restores confidence from the first-year players and balancing the minutes between them
...on having so many freshmen playing key minutes
...on what it's going to take to get Erik Stevenson back on track offensively
...on whether Stevenson's situation is similar to Dennis' earlier this year -- breaking out of a funk by being more aggressive
...on how to stop the "atomic bomb" (turnovers) that have plagued the Shockers recently
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