“I think a lot of people have been spoiled because of Duke's success over the years. We've had a lot of talent since I've been here but that's not the case this year. We understand we have to be more mentally strong than we've been before.”
“Getting picked to finish fourth or fifth in the ACC was like a slap in the face to us. That was based solely on teams having more talent than us, but that doesn't mean they're better than us. You can't look at what people had in the preseason anymore, though -- you have to evaluate teams on what they're doing right now.”
“It shows a lot of character on the city of Houston for the way it opened up its arms to the people of New Orleans. It makes me proud and I wanted to do something to show the people that I care.”
