SunBeltMen’sBasketballChampionship
March10,2017
Game#7-#2GeorgiaStatevs.#7Louisiana
PostGameQuotes
GeorgiaStateQuotes
OpeningStatementfromGeorgiaStateHeadCoachRonHunter:Iwasreallyimpressed
withourdefensivegame.Thatiswhathascarriedusallyear.Wearealittle
unorthodoxinhowweplay,butIthoughtourdefensewasreallygood.Weheldthem
to38percentshooting.Goodwinforourteam.Wehaveafewhourstorecoverand
getreadyfortomorrow.
QuestionforJeremyHollowell:Youhad14reboundstonight.Wheredoyouthink
those14reboundcamefrom?WereyoujuststeppingupforWillieorjustintheright
spot?
Justhavetodothelittlethings.Iamaseniorandjustwanttogooutanddoallthelittle
thingstohelpthisteamwin.
QuestionforD’MarcusSimonds:Whydoyouthinkthereboundmarginiswhatitwas?
CoachHunterputalotofemphasisonreboundingtonight.BryceWashingtonforthem
averagesadouble-double,andheisoneofthebetterreboundersinthecountry.Sowe
knewifwecouldwinontheboardsthenwewouldhaveamuchbetterchanceof
winning.
QuestionforD’MarcusSimonds:Thiswasyourfirstpostseasongameincollege.How
diditfeel?
Itfeltgreat.Iwasalittleshakyatfirst.Kindofshakythroughoutthegamehonestly,
butIfeltlikeitwasagoodexperienceforme,andIwillbebettermovingon.
QuestionforHeadCoachRonHunter:Whentheywenttothe1-3-1defense,it
seemedtobringthembackintothegame.Whatkindofadjustmentsdidyoumake?
WellIthoughtearlywejustkindofgotalittlebitstagnant.Ithinkwehada13-point
leadwhentheychangedtothezone,andwewerejusttakingtooquickofshots.So,
duringthetimeout,wejusttalkedaboutourballmovement.Wehaveseenthatzone
before.Ithoughtoncewekindofgotsettleddown,wewereabletoopenitup.”
QuestionforHeadCoachRonHunter:Therewereatotalof4technicalfouls,and
Louisianahad29personalfouls.Wasthatfrustratingtoyouatanypointtonight?
SinceIhavebeenintheSunBelt,GeorgiaStateandLafayette,wealwaysseemtoplay
inthepostseason.So,wekindofhavealittlerivalrygoing,andthatisok.Itisgoodfor
theleague.Wegotafirst-roundbye,andourfirstgameinthetournamentisagainsta
teamwith21wins,andwearethe#2seed.Thatjustshowsyouhowdeepourleagueis.
Ourguyswerefiredup.I’llbehonestwithyou,thewholeweekwepracticedfor
Lafayette.Idon’tknowwhatwouldhavehappenedifwehadtoplayLittleRock.Our
kidswantedtoplaythisgame.
QuestionforHeadCoachRonHunter:Howmuchwastheintensitythatyourkidsplay
withresponsiblefortheseparation?
Ithoughtourintensitywasgreat.Ithinkbecauseofwhoweplayed.Nottodisrespect
anyotherteam,butweknewweweregoingtoplayLafayette.Wewereevenchippyin
practicethisweek.Wehadsomeguysgoingateachother.Asacoachthatmakesit
easierforme.Therewerenorah-rahspeeches.Isaidabouteightwords.Theseguys
werereadytoplay.Theywerereadytoplayyesterday,andthatisduetotherespect
wehaveforLafayette.
SunBeltMen’sBasketballChampionship
March10,2017
Game#7-#2GeorgiaStatevs.#7Louisiana
PostGameQuotes
LouisianaQuotes
OpeningStatementfromHeadCoachBobMarlin:We’recertainlyproudofourteam,
todaywasn’toneofourbestefforts.Wedidn’tshoottheballwell,defensewasn’tgood.
GeorgiaStateplayedwell,givethemcredittheywereabetterteamtoday.But,I’m
superproudofourguys.Wefought,wecameback,andhadtwopossessions,Ithink
twoshots,twothreepointersthatwould’vegottenittoatwo-possessiongame,at
probablythesix-minutemarkuntiltheend.Wemissedthosetwoanditseemedlike
whenwecouldn’tmakeathreetoday,wereallystruggled.Whentheyneededtomake
abigone,theymadeit.It’sjustoneofthosedays,andtheywerethebetterteamtoday.
QuestionforBryceWashington:Howbigofanimpactonthegamewasthe
reboundingmargin?
Thatwasamajorimpactonthegame.Theyoutreboundedusontheoffensiveendby
one.Outreboundedusonthedefensiveendaswell.Formetoplay35minutesandget
threetotalreboundsisunacceptable,especiallyhowIhavereboundedtheballwellthis
year.Igotmyhandsonacouple,butitjustwasn’tgoingmywaytoday.Thatisonestat
thatshouldn’thappen.
Questionfor:JayWright:Whatmadeitsuchatoughshootingnightforyouguys
tonight?Didtheydosomethingdifferentlydefensively?
Theydidn’tdoanythingdifferently.Somenightsweknockthemdownandtonightit
justdidn’thappen.
Questionfor:JayWright:Youmadeacoupleoflongthree-pointersbutnevercould
getoverthehump.WhatdidGeorgiaStatedothatdidn’tallowyouguystomakea
runlate?
LikeCoachMarlinsaid,thingsjustweren’tfallingliketheyusuallydo.Youlivebyit,you
diebyit.GeorgiaState’szoneiscapableofbeingbeat,wejustdidn’tdoittonight.
Questionfor:BryceWashington:Everytimeyouhitashottowardstheend,theyhad
ananswerforit.Howfrustratingwasthat?
Theyhitbigshots.Hollowellhitsomebigshots.Wehitathreetogetitdowntofour
andhehitathreetoputitbackatseven.Wejustkeptfightingandfighting,andwe
disruptedthemalittlebitwithourzone,butit’srealfrustratingbecauseweplaythe
gametherightway,workhardanddoeverythingCoachMarlinsays,anddidn’tcome
outwiththevictory,andithurts.
QuestionforHeadCoachBobMarlin:Howmuchwastheintensityandthetalking
reflectiveofwhatyouguyshaveasarivalry?
They’vegotagoodteam.Theywereabouttogiveusanopportunitytogetbackinit
andwewereonebasketawayfrommakingitreallyinteresting.OurguysfoughtandI
amproudofthat.WehadachancejustlikewedidatGeorgiaState.Theyshottheball
betterandreboundedtheballbetterthanus.They’vegotseveralseniorsandwe’vegot
oneandyoucouldtellthedifferenceinmaturityattimes,andphysicalityoncethegame
didbecomestrongunderneathandtheybegantoletsomethingsgo.Theywereableto
finishsomebasketsandweweren’t.
QuestionforHeadCoachBobMarlin:Coach,therewerealotofwhistlesearly.How
much,ifatall,didthatpreventyouguysfromgettingintoarhythmonoffense?
Itstartedwithalotoftouchfouls.IthoughtJustinMiller,wehadsomegoodpositioned
bodies.Forthemtoo,Ithoughttherewereacoupleofno-callsthatwerecalled,soit
becametight,andthenitgotphysicalafterthat.So,itaffectedusalittlebit,butno
excusesthere.I’mdisappointed.Ishouldn’thavegottenatechnicalfoulforbeingoutof
thecoach’sbox,butIwas.