Rodney Tention Quotations

One of the keys of playing San Francisco is containing Alan when he gets the ball in the high post. When he gets the ball in the low post, he can use his quickness to beat you. He's going to be heard from in his own career.

Give them credit. They compete. That's why they're ranked No. 5 (now 4). They toughened up when they got down.

He might be the best I've ever seen.

He might be the best I've ever seen. He's the best player in the conference and maybe in the country.

Our game plan was to make sure our defenders were there when Morrison caught the ball. I thought we did a good job in the first half, he just took over the second half.

We are playing as a team right now. It is what we have been talking about since the beginning. We strive to get better every game and the team is starting to understand what it takes to win. They are really starting to enjoy it.

What happens is, they're being aggressive; they attack the rim. You just have to go out and beat them.

Corey Belser is the quiet assassin. He's strong with the ball and he never forces anything. He's not just one of the best defensive player in the West Coast Conference, he's one of the best defensive players in the West.

The tougher team won. Right now, the defensive part of the game is not important to our kids.

We have made some strides. We were picked fourth and we're in second. That's something.

You got to enjoy the opportunity that you get to see a player like that. You just hope he doesn't go off on you like that. He's definitely everything that has been advertised, at least today he was.

We did a good job frustrating Batista down low. But with Morrison on fire, there just wasn't a chance for us to get many boards.

We had stumbled getting in here, but we never lost our focus.

Absolutely. I didn't see it but my kid is just not going to start bleeding right out on the middle of the floor. That's just not the way the game is supposed to be played.

I guess so. It hurt more to lose (to Portland) than to Gonzaga. The mentally tougher team won.

In transition, teams are getting to him early, making it that much harder for him. They're grabbing him. ... That's respect. Now he's become a focal point for teams.

These guys have never been in this position where they've won eight games in conference. They're the hunted now instead of being the hunters. We've lost our focus.

We had the ball in the hands of the guys we wanted to execute it. The shot just wasn't for us to go in tonight.

We lost a little bit of our focus and intensity level. They've got to get used to being the hunted now, not the hunters.