Quotes of Bruce Weber - somelinesforyou

“ You always wonder if you can make plays at the end. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ Dee got more involved — he made some shots. Sometimes teams are locking in on him and trying to shut down scoring. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ This is why March Madness is so special. You've got the underdogs. You're playing against teams who have been successful in their leagues. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ Now, we're going to have to do something miraculous. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ They had Grier out for a while. They probably had a bit of an identity without him. Then him coming back in, it just hasn't clicked. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ Our relationship with Michigan State makes this a big rivalry, and we talked coming into the game about making a statement. I feel really good about what we did, and this was a great win for us. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ I know him. He was in my daughter's classes. He was on our campus. We did look at him a little bit coming out of high school. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ No disrespect to Northwestern, but it's a sad thing. We got it up in the 20s, and we didn't finish it. We leave with a bit of a negative taste, instead of a positive taste. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ He will do well. Matt is a very good basketball coach, and he knows the inside and outside of basketball. He also is a good people person and has good energy. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It's the end of an era, there's no doubt. That's college basketball. You lose guys. We'll have a little bit of empty-nest syndrome for a while, but you can't do anything about it. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ Indiana State was the last-place team in the Valley. It's college basketball. You have to come ready every game. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It was great to see Rich make some shots. As a high school kid, that's what he was known for. He's been so consistent at taking care of the ball and guarding. It was good to see a feel-good game for him. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It's been one of the best in many, many years, and it's because guys have stayed,... Carolina's guys have stayed. Our guys have stayed. Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Syracuse, you can go right on down the line. That's why college basketball has been so exciting. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It's been one of the best in many, many years, and it's because guys have stayed. Carolina's guys have stayed. Our guys have stayed. Louisville, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Syracuse, you can go right on down the line. That's why college basketball has been so exciting. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It's an amazing list of names associated in Big Ten history. It's a who's who of college basketball. (Augustine) probably doesn't know any of the players. He should be proud. He's part of the elite of college basketball. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ You just have to be so pleased for him, the improvement he's made. People got upset early, he was inconsistent, but he was a rookie in a way (as) a freshman. He had to get a feel of what it was about and get some confidence back. I thought late in the season, he was as consistent as anyone on our team. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It's been a good rivalry. When Dee and James were freshmen, there was the close game up there. Then there was Harris and our guys bickering back and forth. Then we beat them three times last year. It goes back. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ I blame myself a little bit because I've allowed them some freedom. I've tried to give them confidence. I haven't shut them down from shooting some of those shots. Maybe I should have done it earlier, but I was trying to get them feeling good about themselves. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ The juniors are going to be the key. We need those guys to be surprises. We told them they have to act and play like upperclassmen and that's tough because they haven't had the minutes that a lot of juniors would have had at this point. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ You saw it, you write it. I don't have to get in trouble. You know what happened. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ This is why March Madness is so special. You've got the underdogs. You're playing against teams who have been successful in their leagues. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ We didn't understand the high level of intensity and how physical they would play. Everyone made mistakes. I didn't do a good job down the stretch. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ The condition of inebriation is very nearly a universal experience and the words come from all our societal venues-the fraternity house, debutante ball, literary luncheon, longshoreman's bar, the Wild West. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ If we don't get the trucks rolling down the highway, we don't eat. Everybody suffers. It's in everybody's benefit to keep these trucks moving again. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ The condition of inebriation is very nearly a universal experience and the words come from all our societal venues-the fraternity house, debutante ball, literary luncheon, longshoreman's bar, the Wild West. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ If we don't get the trucks rolling down the highway, we don't eat. Everybody suffers. It's in everybody's benefit to keep these trucks moving again. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ When he had the stress fracture or whatever it was two years ago, the trainers told him it was caused in part because of a circulation problem brought on by the high socks. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ I know him. He was in my daughter's classes. He was on our campus. We did look at him a little bit coming out of high school. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ It was great to see Rich make some shots. As a high school kid, that's what he was known for. He's been so consistent at taking care of the ball and guarding. It was good to see a feel-good game for him. ”

- Bruce Weber

“ Watching film, I was wondering what he's still doing in college. He's a little bit of a Kobe Bryant. ”

- Bruce Weber
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