Audio excerpts from KU players and Coach Bill Self's comments after Alabama-Birmingham game, March 26, 2004
Self's opening statement: "We did a good job of attacking their pressure..." Wayne Simien on KU's success in the paint: "We'd been preparing for them all week." J.R. Giddens on having fun playing fast: "... especially when you have a point guard like Aaron Miles..." Simien on having fun playing at a fast pace: "We haven't faced a team like that all year." Simien on how prepared KU was for UAB: "... putting 7 or 8 guys out there..." Simien on his free throw shooting: "This is the best year I've had at the line..." Simien on if KU felt the game was in hand when UAB stopped pressing: "... can easily cut down a large deficit." Giddens on if KU was worried when UAB cut it close in the first half: "... just try to be smart and take care of the ball..." Self on how he feels advancing in the tournament in his first year at KU: "... we're playing better right now..." Self on KU's inside game: "... they do such a great job of speeding you up." Self on practicing with 7 or 8 defenders: "UAB had some good looks and didn't make them ..." Self on if he knew Simien would be tough for UAB to handle: "... it was the guys on the perimeter who made them play well." Self on the pace of the game: "... the more the other team presses, the faster you play." Self on neither injuries nor depth being a problem against UAB: "Keith needs surgery the day the season's over..." Self on Aaron Miles and Keith Langford: "... when you think about how much the ball was in his hands..." Self on taking his third team to the Elite Eight: "It's been a fun run..." Self on how the Jayhawks are working together: "... Dub went through several games where he got four or five shots..." Self on UAB coach Mike Anderson's technical fouls: "... he's done as good a job coaching that team..." |
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