Postgame Quotes – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/17/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 17, 2000
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Jim O’Brien
%^$Naturally, we’re very happy to be moving on. I was most happy with how efficient our offense was. We’ve told our team that we haven’t had our best offensive game yet. Maybe this will continue for a while…I was really pleased with our offensive efficiency.%^$
%^$On First Game
%^$This was a good day. It’s all about moving on. We took the same approach as a year ago. If you think about having to beat 64 teams, you’ll go nuts. We just think about the team we played tonight and the two teams (Arkansas and Miami) playing now, and being able to move on.%^$
%^$On Making The 3-Pointers
%^$We had really good looks tonight. But we got good looks in our last game and didn’t knock `em down. Scoonie Penn shot exceptionally well in our shoot around. He’s a better shooter now than he has been most of the year. The way he shot tonight was the way he shot all last year.%^$
%^$On Penn Shooting
%^$It seems maybe a little doubt has been creeping in about his ability. He deserves to be recognized as one of the premier guards in the country. The kind of night he had tonight supports his being recognized as such.%^$
%^$Scoonie Penn
%^$I was fortunate to get open looks and knocked them down. I have to credit my teammates for that. This is a whole new season. I had a good night tonight. Hopefully, it will continue.%^$
%^$On Quick Start
%^$Michael Redd
%^$It was very important. We did a great job of shutting them down early.
%^$Scoonie Penn
%^$We were able to set the tempo on the style of play and how we wanted the game to go.%^$
%^$On Inside Play of Buckeyes
%^$George Reese
%^$We knew we had a sizeable advantage down low and if they stated to rotate, we’d kick it outside for threes, which we were able to do. They tried to double team on the post. Then our guards were wide open.%^$
%^$Increased Hunger on The Court
%^$Michael Redd
%^$We wanted to prove a point. A lot of people have doubted us since the Penn State loss. We were able to put that behind us tonight.
%^$Michael Redd
%^$This is the second season. We had confidence going in as the No. 3 seed. We’re supposed to come out and play well. It was a great team effort tonight. We were in a grove.
