Hoop Quotes – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 26, 2000
Jim O’Brien
%^$”Purdue brings some very good and experienced players to the floor. They run a lot of screens to get Cardinal and Cornell the open shots. We are going to have to do a good job of fighting through the screens so they don’t see too many open shots.”%^$
%^$Scoonie Penn
%^$”I think Purdue will try to use the revenge factor to their advantage. We beat them both times we played them last year so they want to try to come and get back what they had on us for several seasons.”%^$
%^$”Brian (Brown) is a very solid player who works hard during every practice. He does not worry about his numbers as long as the team is winning.”%^$
%^$”There was not a big change in our play last year. People are saying that we are back to tournament form right now but we are the same team that has played all season. Right now we are clicking as a team and playing very well.”%^$
%^$Ken Johnson
%^$”Every single game I just go out and try to step up and help in any way that I can. If I have to score, block shots or rebound I have to fulfill my role on this team. When I do come out and play well defensively it seems to get the other guys pumped and it makes us play that much harder.”%^$
%^$”Our confidence is sky high right now. We have a terrific attitude and we are focused and we are staying together as a team. We are going to try and go out and win each game.”
