George Washington University Athletics
Post-Game Quotes
12/31/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
"GW is a team that if you're up 20, you're not in control; if you're down 20, you're not out of it...You're never in control because they can put numbers on the board in an instant."
"We knew there were certain guys on their team that we wanted to foul. We were going to try to trap and get the steal; if we didn't get the steal, we'd get the foul. We made one mistake on the foul; otherwise, we fouled who we wanted to. And we were fortunate, they missed them. If they make them, we don't get the overtime...We kept our poise."
"It was a game that nobody deserved to lose in terms of effort. I thought both teams really, really competed."
"I know [GW's] record is not that great, but if you look at who they've played and who they've beaten, their RPI is very high because of who they've played. And they haven't been home very much. They've been on the road too. They're a team that can beat anybody on any given day. When those guards are on, they can beat anybody. So for us to come here after we've been struggling and come away with a victory is very important."
On Val Brown
"He takes a lot of bad, tough shots, but makes a lot of bad shots...I think we
did a good job, but he just missed some looks that I think he makes a lot...We
wanted to really make him work and earn the baskets."
GW Coach Tom Penders
"This was just a game that we could of had, but didn't. Charlotte was good
enough. They had enough veterans to step up and take the game. And they did.
...It was missed free throws down the stretch that allowed it to happen. You
have to give that kid [Guevara] a lot of credit for making all 3 of his a lot of
pressure on him."
"I may retire from coaching if I ever that call on the road (GW's foul on Guevara's 3-point shot). That may be it. From the angle I had, I knew what they were doing, I knew what he was doing, our kids were aware of it. And I thought [Guevara] was leaning into our guy, trying to draw some contact and throw it up there. That's what it looked like to me. I don't think our kid hacked or reached or anything...But we're young, and Guevara is a veteran kid who made a nice play. I give him a lot of credit for making that kind of play."
When you miss 15 free throws, go to the line 45 times, your kids are playing aggressively and going to the line...you've just got to make a better percentage of them if you're going to beat a good ballclub."
"This was one of those games where a veteran team wins. A young team is likely to make some mistakes down the stretch. The mistakes we made...were missing free throws, if you can call those mistakes."
"I don't think our kids went out and played lousy defense on Guevara and hacked him. I didn't see it that way. It was a call that any coach would love to have called on the road. It was like a gift from God. You just don't get that. but they took advantage of it. You gave them a crack, and they broke through the door. I thought our kids played hard enough and well enough to win the basketball game...We can blame ourselves for missing the free throws. How we played Guevara down the stretch is how we would play him again and again."
On Chris Monroe
"[Mike King's injury] gives Chris Monroe more opportunities to establish
himself. And he's doing that. He's only a freshman. We have to remember that.
He's got a big heart. 23 points again...but he has to learn when he has three
fouls not to pick up his fourth. But those things are part of basketball."
