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Utah vs. LSU Post Game Quotes
1/3/2005 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2005
LSU Head Coach John Brady
"Our inability to make an open shot was one of our problems tonight. They took us off the post by doubling down on (Brandon) Bass. We had every opportunity to hit open shots and didn't make them. We also didn't stop Utah from getting offensive boards."
"I thought (Andrew) Bogut made the difference in the game. We tried to double him, but we couldn't stop him. He has improved dramatically from last season. He didn't hurt us last year, but he has improved a great deal and he is the key to this team."
"Outside of West Virginia, Utah is probably the second best team we have played this season."
Utah Head Coach Ray Giacoletti
"Now we are starting to find some roles, everybody. Bryant Markson has been just a burst of energy at the times we need him the most. He's really made the most of his opportunity. For him to go out and get eight rebounds tonight, that's huge because we've got to get somebody else to help Andrew out. I don't know what more Andrew could do.
"Jonas (Langvad) was huge. I look at him to shoot the ball and stretch the defense, and he is the best shooter we have. I was actually excited he took a quick three tonight. That is something we have talked about. `You gotta shoot it because we need to extend it. You are a good shooter.' And he hit some big ones, and Mark hit a big one too. I think we are starting to get kind of a groove on how we need to be to be successful. If they don't believe now after the last two games, I don't know when it's gonna happen. I am proud of their effort, great effort."
"When you got a special like Andrew, it's our job to do a better job of finding different ways to score. When you have a special guy like that, you've got to mix it up a little bit and put him in some different positions. Once he catches it, it's kind of done."
Utah Guard Marc Jackson
"It's always nice to go in (second half), hitting two threes and especially being up. We were up one. We weren't going inside that much--we only had six points in the paint the first half. We were mostly shooting our outside shot. We knew we were going to go inside to Bogut that second half, so we knew we could get some steady points in that aspect, but it's awfully nice to hit our first jumpers in the half."
"We've got a great offense. It's a cut offense and it cuts you up, so with that we put him (Bogut) out on the wing, and we were just having him cut and those big guys couldn't stay with him."
"It's hard to double a guy when he's cutting from the three point line down to the block. He was just manhandling down there."
"The main thing is we want to go inside first and then bring our outside shots. We don't want to live and die by the three. That's the one thing this team has, we've got a great inside presence. Bogut brings us unbelievable stamina in that offense."
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