We played a little bit too slow, a little bit too casual, and didn't do a very good job defensively in the second half. We didn't do a good job guarding Polk.

We wanted to keep him yielded. Tonight I challenged Josh Lawrence, who is a very good defender, to do that.

We played very good basketball against an athletic team. It was nice to see us get better in some areas.

I was surprised it didn't sell out in September.

As a player you want to be one of those guys that's indispensable, someone you need to have on the floor at all times. He's a freshman and he's going to be a good basketball player.

I've said all along this team is going to be very young, very inexperienced but very talented. This team is going to need patience from myself, from the fans and from the media.