Men's Basketball

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Audio excerpts from Coach Bill Self's media day press conference, October 13, 2005

Opening statement: "... have a lot of numbers to replace ..."audio play (40 seconds; 624 k)

On if he feels the team is his because he recruited the players: "... last year was my team ..." audio play (1 minute, 3 seconds; 992 k)

On the chemistry of the team: "... closer knit group ..."audio play (1 minute, 2 seconds; 964 k)

On the challenges of playing players: "... we want to play two bigs ..."audio play (33 seconds; 520 k)

On giving players time on the court: "... we can utilize nine guys and keep them all happy ..."audio play (1 minute, 51 seconds; 1.7 mb)

On how he thinks the season will go: "... we'll be inconsistent ..."audio play (1 minute, 13 seconds; 1.1 mb)

On the leaders of the team: "... too early to tell." audio play (43 seconds; 668 k)

On the expectations of the freshmen: "... gonna have their ups and downs ..."audio play (51 seconds; 796 k)

On Brandon Rush: "... expectations would be high with him ..."audio play (50 seconds; 780 k)

On the motivation of his players: "... they are down because we're not preseason top five ..."audio play (1 minute, 1 second; 956 k)

On Sasha Kaun and C.J. Giles: "... they've got to get their confidence ..."audio play (1 minute, 20 seconds; 1.2 mb)

On Russell Robinson's improvements: "... he's like a machine ..."audio play (34 seconds; 540 k)

On the point guard situation: "... the talent's there."audio play (40 seconds; 628 k)

On when the summer looked up: "... momentum boost that was very welcome ..."audio play (36 seconds; 568 k)

On Darnell Jackson: "... improved in all areas ..."audio play (50 seconds; 772 k)

On what he hopes his team to get out of Late Night: "... want our fans to see our players ..."audio play (59 seconds; 920 k)

On Jeremy Case: "... he's our best shooter ..."audio play (32 seconds; 500 k)

On the starting five: "... how can we know who deserves? ..."audio play (37 seconds; 580 k)

On Jeff Hawkins: "... appears to be very hungry ..."audio play (53 seconds; 836 k)

On Stephen Vinson: "... he's a natural leader ..."audio play (50 seconds; 788 k)

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