Friday, January 25, 2008

Thoughts from Coach Gillispie's Pre-USC Press Conference

-The Cats are putting the UT win behind them
-USC has 4 of the harder guards anywhere to try and defend
-Downey knows how to play, sets up other players and gets to the foul line, anticipates
-Its not a one man team, it is a difficult team to match up with
-USC plays for their coach
-We're in a situation where we HAVE to win all our games
-Perry Stevenson needs to reach for the sky, he's been getting in the right spot quicker
-Joe C...i think his ankle is fine, he hasn't been able to practice any since UT; ankle isnt the concern, unsure of availabilty tomorrow; conditioning better; joe is working on rehab, a day out of practice hurts his condition and he hasn't been practicing
-DJ's knee brace might give him confidence that he wont re-injure, it allows him to play more freely; hopefully he can take that off and can run more naturally
-Cats understand they were very fotunate to beat UT, but he doesnt think it means UK is a different team now
-Thinks Downey may be as fast or faster than anyone in the country
-All USC players able to get their own shot
- If you try to stop Downey to look to success, your in for a rude awakening
-AJ Stewart is a good athlete, hope he can do whats needed in practice
-Could be that guy who comes through and changes up the rotation in the end of the year, it's a matter of what happens in practice, but he hopes he can earn more PT
-Thinks some distractions from early in the season are gone
-Thinks Jasper has a chance to be a big time rebounder at the next level
-The team has really been working on defensive rebounding position
-Are doing better against denying penetration but it's still something which can be improved
-

No comments: