Kansas State Head Coach Quotes
Feb 18, 2006 | General
Head Coach Jim Wooldridge
On the K-State’s strong run in the second half...
“We got some stops and we found a little offense during that stretch that got our spirit back up, got us going again. I thought
On the team’s position in the conference...
“We need some success. We told our players yesterday that there are 16 games in conference play and there’s going to be two or three teams that it’s rare, but they don’t go through the peaks and valleys because they are the strongest teams. Most teams go through peaks and valleys and I think we had to understand that we’re closing down this marathon race into a sprint. We have to keep our emotions in check. We can’t be so deflated from Texas Tech that it impacts how we play against
On defending
“I thought we did a good job defensively. We have a healthy respect for
On Akeem Wright and Dramane Diarra...
“They played great. They played outstanding. Akeem gave us 17 points, but those are the right kind of points for Akeem. They were layups, they were put backs, they were transition, they were foul shots. He made one standing jump shot which was acceptable, but he wasn’t trying to do things he can’t do. He played a lot more at three tonight and it got him to the basket a little bit better and that’s something we wanted to look at today. I’ve said this, if we played well, you can bet a dollar that Dramane played well. It’s just the way it’s gone - his defense, a rebound, a big shot. Today it was the number of points that he gave us and the defensive effort.”
