University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI-Wartburg Men's Basketball Quotes
12/20/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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UNI-Wartburg Men's Basketball Quotes
"I was pleased with our effort. Going in, we had to pick our poison. We could extend at their shooters or we could pack it in. I made the choice to pack it in and UNI did a tremendous job shooting the basketball. I give them credit for knocking down shots."
"Anytime you can expose yourself to the best competition available then we want to do that. They beat Iowa and Iowa State so appear to be the premier program in the state."
"I want to thank Coach Jacobson for allowing us to come down here and play this game. It's a time of year when school is out for both schools, so it kind of gives each community a chance to come out and enjoy some basketball. It was a big event for the Waverly community and the Cedar Falls community and we appreciate being allowed to play this game."
"We learned that no matter who you play, that if you play hard and execute we can play against anyone."
"We shot the ball well and they shot the ball well. It's a great gym."
"It's always easier to shoot at home because of all the looks we get in and out of practice."
"I think we are ready for league play. The Loyola game opened our eyes because we didn't play with the toughness we needed."
"Teams are going to take aways Grant (Stout) and Eric (Coleman). Our guards are going to get a chance to capitalize and we've done that."
"When you make shots, it builds confidence. When you are making shots, everything comes easier."
"The Valley is as tough as its ever been. There are no nights off in this league."
"Coach Peth is a great coach and I learned some things out there tonight. He made some subtle changes at halftime and to our in-bounds plays. So I learned a lot from a coaching standpoint watching him."
"At no time did Wartburg quit playing. They gave us a great effort for 40 minutes and that is why we scheduled them. You want to play against teams that play that hard for that long. Now at the same time, I'm proud of our guys for also playing 40 minutes."
"To be 9-2 at this point is good. We had to play well to get to 9-2. We learned some things on the road at Bucknell and on playing from behind and making plays on Iowa's home floor. We made some mistakes against Washington and Loyola. We could have played better in those games and even so, I'm not sure we would have won those games. But we learned a lot about ourselves in those games. It feels good to be 9-2, but now it's quite a stretch coming up."
"There's a whole new step up coming on the 27th against Bradley. Anytime you enter league play things go up another notch. It's a totally different level. I thought we had a great crowd turnout tonight but I expect the 27th to be as loud as it gets in here and that's because it's conference play."
