Colorado State University Athletics
CSU vs. Montana State Northern Postgame Quotes
11/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2006
CSU quotes
Head Coach Dale Layer
"I thought we got something out of (the game) for about 30-32 minutes, but kind of deteriorated from there, but we did work on some things that we have been focusing on. As a team I was happy with how we started, the intensity was good.
"I thought our unselfishness was much better. We consistently made extra passes where we haven't made them consistently to this point."
"I'm glad we didn't have to have anyone play tons of minutes because we have a tough one coming up on Monday."
"I was happy with our energy, this is a tough stretch, there is no question about it. I think we are continuing to get better. I see it everyday. I can see us growing up, maturing and getting a little more comfortable with each other."
"I thought this was the first time Tim Denson got into a little bit of a comfort zone. I thought Freddy (Robinson) and Stephan (Gilling) gave us energy off the bench."
"The guys who started had a little more of cohesiveness than we have started out with the last three games."
"There were some bright spots and good things."
"We have to continue to get better, it's a long season; I think we are growing up, but we still have a higher ceiling. We have to get to that point where we are playing more toward our potential."
"We had some bounce in our step, and that's what I always look for in games like this. I'm proud of how we handled it."
Forward Jason Smith
"We had that four game stretch and back-to-back games in the Preseason NIT, we got a little tired; but you have to fight through that, that is what the conference tournament is going to be like."
Road trip: "I think it has been good for our team, we bonded while we were on the road. It was very beneficial."
"In the first half, we really concentrated on moving the ball, getting the best shot possible. I think overall we did really well on that."
"I think going into Boise State we are going to have to have a great first halfand carry it on into the second half. We had a great first half tonight and I would like to keep it going."
On getting out to a quick start: "That was another emphasis as a team. In practice yesterday we talked about getting out to a quick start and not be so slow. We worked on it a lot yesterday and I think we will continue to work on it throughout the season."
"We just got to have more juice, you can't be too lazy."
Guard Cory Lewis
What do you get out of a game like this? "Just to get better, and work on things that we are weak on. That's about all we can do."
"I think this game was good, just to get our blood flowing and knockoff some of the rust."
"Our system is build around Jason (Smith) and Stuart (Creason) and getting the ball into them. And that's what we did tonight."
"I think we just need to get a little rest in our system and we will be O.K."
"That's what we are trying to work on, is starting games and closing them."