Post Game Quotes From Ohio State vs. UMBC – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2003
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Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien
On the progress of Ohio State’s offense
“I thought we did a great job of getting the ball inside tonight but we did not finish. We need to improve our shooting and getting points on the board. We will continue to try and get the ball inside and continue to work hard and get better at making our shots.”
On improvements that could be made
“We need to watch how many turnovers we have. I thought we got careless with the ball tonight and we can’t have that if want to succeed this season.”
On looking ahead to the rest of the week
“We need to continue to stress playing hard and guarding the ball. We are getting better at playing a well-rounded game but we need to keep our intensity up, focus on playing smart and practice hard.”
Freshman Guard Nick Dials
On Ohio State’s approach on offense
“We tried to open things up inside for our big guys. My role is to play hard and give my all.”
Junior Guard Tony Stockman
On Ohio State’s full-court defensive pressure
“We do it to keep the intensity alive. It helps us keep focused on both offense and defense.”
Senior Center Velimir Radinovic
On the positives for Ohio State in the game against UMBC
“Our intensity on defense was very good. We need to keep it up and continue to play hard as the season continues.”
Maryland-Baltimore County Head Coach Tom Sullivan
On the play of Ohio State
“Ohio State is a very good team. I was kind of happy with our defense early, but we were unable to score. They did a better job executing their offense than I had seen them on film. I didn’t expect them to sit down and run their offense the way they did. They were able to slip screens and get the ball inside to get high-percentage shots.”
On Ohio State Head Coach Jim O’Brien
“He is a very good guard coach. If kids will listen to him, they’ll be very good.”
On Ohio State junior guard Tony Stockman
“I think he’ll find that if he goes inside with passes he’ll get open shots as opposed to having contested shots.”
