Georgetown-Oregon Post-game Quotes
12/03/05 | Men's Basketball
Head Coach Ernie Kent
On today's loss:
"We really let a good opportunity slip away, but Georgetown played well and shot well today. They really controlled the tempo after about the first eight minutes or so and controlled the game."
On Ashanti Cook's play:
"Cook hit those four three's in the later part of the first half and that hurt us and got them back into the game."
On whether or not the long trip to Nashville hurt the team:
"I can't say for certain that the trip hurt us, at times it looked like we didn't have our legs. Georgetown had a long trip to get out here too, so I hesitate to say our trip was a factor."
On setting up the defense:
"When you are a running team and you aren't getting the shots to fall it is harder to set up your defense because you have to get back."
On the team's plans for the week:
"This week we need to get into the classroom and focus on getting our finals done so we can go into the game with Illinois feeling good about our academics and in a positive mood."
Oregon Players' Quotes
Aaron Brooks, G, #0
"Offensively, we staggered a little today. We had a good start but they took away our transition."
On playing Vanderbilt and Georgetown:
"These were big windows of opportunity for us, and they would have been big steps. We faltered in both. We have Illinois coming up and we need to get the win. We can't lose three in a row."
On Cook:
"He could shoot, but he's mostly a driver. Good players rise to the occasion when their team is staggering, and he stepped up."
Ray Schafer, C, #45
On Georgetown's defensive play:
"They controlled us in a way. They switched from man to zone randomly and got us out of sync."
"Like Coach Kent said, we have a lot of season left. We need to use this as a learning experience. We have a couple of days off, and we need to focus on our finals next week. We'll look at film, hit it hard and practice."
Mailk Hairston, G, #1
"This basketball team is going back to work. We will continue to grow."
"We came out great. We played well, got a lot of stops, got some scores. I think we didn't capitalize on transitions well, turned the ball over way too much. We missed a lot of free-throws, I take responsibility for that."
Georgetown Quotes
Head Coach John Thompson III
"That's a very good win against a very good team, and that's an understatement. This is one of those games where you're playing against a terrific team in a building where they play well."
"I thought our guys did a very good job of helping each other. That's what we need to do; rely on each other."
"That's a great team. They're going to have a lot of wins. This kind of game happens to every team. They're going to have a great season."
"It was important for us to limit their shots because they're such a terrific shooting team."
C Roy Hibbert
"They're a really fast team and their big men are quick. We knew we had to run, run, run. Not all 7-footers are that fast."
"If they take away one thing, then they can't take away the other. If they're covering me inside, we kick it out and hit shots."
"They're a very good second half team. We did our best to make sure to take away some of those three-pointers."
G Ashanti Cook
"I was just able to provide for the team and hit shots today. Everybody has their night. It was my night tonight."
"I had to play smart. I couldn't go out and get touch fouls. I know my team needs me to stay in the game."
"The whole week of practice we just worked on transition. It was engraved in our minds to get back on defense and in transition."
"Rebounding is a big key. We can get out, push up the floor, and get buckets."
"It was a good win. Oregon is a great team, especially in transition. To come in here and get a win is very, very big."
