University of Richmond Athletics
Men's Basketball Post-Game Quotes
02/05/2006 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2006
Richmond Coach Chris Mooney
On George Washington's Pressure
"George Washington is excellent at what they do. They cover so much ground, and they're so fast that it's difficult. Passes that are open one second are gone the next. In the second half, we did a little better job of taking care of the ball, but our offense couldn't counteract the pressure of their defense. We couldn't score, they blocked some shots around the rim. They make the game so hard."
On Having To Play George Washington Again On Feb. 18
"We have to play them again, I think that's important--can we get better for the next time we see them. We'll be at home, so we should be a little bit better. There are certain things that can change the course of the game. We get a basket, a call goes for us, if those things happen for us, it changes the course of the game."
On Shooting 21 3-Pointers
"Those are the shots they give you because when they're running back, those are the shots that are open. The game plan was to take care of the ball and get into our offense, and they wouldn't let us do that."
Richmond Senior Jermaine Bucknor
On George Washington
"This is definitely the best GW team I've seen since I've been here. They're very athletic, they defend the basket down to the last guy, and they're very, very quick. They also play very well together; they pass the ball around and don't care who scores. They are very unselfish. I've seen the David West teams at Xavier and other great teams, but this is a great team."
On Whether GW's Athleticism Is Intimidating
"I wouldn't say so. It's a different game, though. There's not another team in the Atlantic 10 that's as quick or jumps as high as GW. It's a matter of having to change the game plan to play this kind of basketball."
On Richmond Offensive Struggles In the First Half
"I got two quick fouls and had to sit down kind of early. That hurt me and I hurt the team a lot. That's something that I can't do. In the second half, we were able to get the ball cross-court and get into our offense quicker. In the first half, we didn't know where the holes would be, and that led to some unforced turnovers."
George Washington Coach Karl Hobbs
On Forcing Richmond Out Of It's Game
"We forced them to play the way we wanted to play. They've been able to dictate their tempo and force their style of play on a lot of teams. We wanted to dictate how the game was played, we wanted to have the ball go where we wanted it to go."
On George Washington's Defense Dictating The Tempo
"We kept great pressure on them and put them in situations where they had to make plays. We didn't allow them to get into any sort of rhythm. Our defense allowed the game to be played at a faster pace."
On Whether Richmond's Style Of Play Can Be Successful In The A-10
"We don't play anyone with that style of play, so that makes it difficult. They have a first-year coach and he's still installing the style of play and the players are still learning. They haven't been able to recruit the type of players that fit well in that system, but three years from now, ask me that question again."
George Washington Junior Danilo Pinnock
On Forcing Turnovers
"At the beginning of the game, I was a little timid to jump out in the passing lanes because of the style of the game. Later on, I felt we had them playing faster than they wanted to play. I really never felt like I was too fast for them. I just got lucky and they threw the ball to me."
George Washington Senior Pops Mensah-Bonsu
On Playing Against Richmond Center Kevin Steenberge
"I always look forward to playing him. It's always a battle. He's a real good big man, and real skilled. He can shoot, he has some good post moves. I always anticipate our matchup."
On GW's Defense Generating Offense
"We knew that they would wait until the last few seconds on the shot clock to shoot. Coach Hobbs wanted us to pressure them into making plays. That created offense for us, and we were able to convert on that."