Men’s Basketball Quotes – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2000
On win over Minnesota (71-63, 1/9/00)
%^$We are very happy to get even in the conference with a good win yesterday over a team (Minnesota) that is a little better than many anticipated.We really felt a need to win that game because of our games on the road this week (vs. Wisconsin and Northwestern). %^$
%^$OSU’s making Wisconsin switch defenses vs. OSU
%^$I think (defenses) varies from game to game. We will play against teams who will try the triangle and two. Others play more zone. We have seen teams play a box and one when either Scoonie (Penn) or Michael (Redd) come out. We feel like we have to be prepared for what others are going to do. We have had success over Wisconsin but the games have come down to the wire. Wisconsin does not play much zone. It seems like they hold their zone for us. %^$
%^$Boban Savovic and his ankle injury
%^$A healthy Boban would go a long way to helping us. We need experience off the bench. He is a bigger guard and he gives us experience in shooting the ball. I think he is still hurting a little. He is out of shape because he has not practiced. It is something he has to fight through. We hope he comes along. %^$
%^$Other teams being prepared for OSU
%^$Our guys have played hard. We have had some lapses. That happens through the course of a lot of seasons with different teams. We are in the process of growing like we did last season. At this stage a year ago we had ups and downs with wins and losses. %^$
%^$On other teams being prepared for OSU this year
%^$Human nature is a crazy thing. All the notoriety and exposure we got after last season–it is very easy to forget what got us where we were a year ago. Players and people alike think (being a Final Four team) is who we are and who we will be again. We are all guilty to falling into those traps. We have had to get on our guys to make them understand.
