Sprint Tournament Center Quotes from March 23 Men's College Basketball Tournament Games; Florida Atlantic Coach Matt Doherty Joins the Sprint Tournament Center Panel of Experts

MATT DOHERTY

MATT DOHERTY on Duke being the first one seed eliminated: "I didpick Duke to be the first one seed to be eliminated because their lackof athleticism was eventually going to catch up with them. I thinkthat is what happened today against LSU."

MATT DOHERTY on LSU containing J.J. Redick: "Garrett Temple wasthere every time J.J. Redick caught the ball, forcing J.J. to put theball on the floor, something he's good at, but not great. Also, J.J.is not great at finishing at the rim, especially against the likes ofLSU's Magnum Rolle and Tyrus Thomas."

MATT DOHERTY on LSU's weakness: "The thing that's going to maybehurt them as they go forward is turnovers. They had 18 turnoverstonight against Duke and they're not a great ball handling team."

MATT DOHERTY on the Texas strategy down the stretch: "You want tohave your five best foul shooters in and try to get the ball in thehands of Abrams, Tucker or Buckman; not Aldridge, who is shooting 65percent from the stripe. Aldridge misses the front end and givesPittsnogle a chance to tie the game."

MATT DOHERTY on the Texas strategy down the stretch: "Texas didthe right thing inbounding the ball right away up the court, thedefense wasn't set and it gave Paulino the chance to hit the gamewinner."

MATT DOHERTY on the Texas win over West Virginia: "There are a lotof great situations that we as coaches practice and sometimes you getcaught up in the moment. Playing against Duke when I was a coach atNorth Carolina, they always race the ball inbounds with ten seconds orunder; when the game is tied; if they're down 1, down 2 or sometimeseven down 3. What you want to do if you can, if you have thediscipline and awareness is to call a timeout to set your defense soyou can get back. They've got to score against a set defense. Easiersaid then done but West Virginia did have a timeout. I wonder if CoachBeilein wishes he used that timeout at the end of the game today."

MATT DOHERTY on how LSU matches up with Texas: "I think the frontline of LSU struggles to score against Texas. I like Texas in thismatch up."

MATT DOHERTY on LSU: "They can't score. They struggle to score.Those guys are great athletes. They block a lot of shots. But they'renot going to be able to score against the front line of Texas."

PERRY CLARK

PERRY CLARK on LSU defending against Duke: "They reacted when theball was in the air and closed out Duke's players. LSU's overall teamspeed and defensive reaction to the ball was excellent tonight."

PERRY CLARK on Memphis: "Memphis really sent a message in thesecond half. Bradley is as athletic and as big up front as any teamand Memphis destroyed them."

PERRY CLARK on Memphis: "I don't know if anybody in the tournamentcan run with this Memphis team. They are too fast, too athletic andtoo strong. Teams are going to have to find another way to play them."

PERRY CLARK on West Virginia's decision making down the stretch:"If I'm coach Beilein, I may have called a timeout to set my defenseafter Pittsnogle hit that three down the stretch."

PERRY CLARK on UCLA's potential return to dominance in the West:"I think we're seeing a shift of power now in the West. You have ayoung UCLA team emerging and a Gonzaga team that has dominated oflate. And it started with Ben Howland understanding that his programstarts with defense and toughness."

PERRY CLARK on UCLA coach Ben Howland: "We saw Ben Howland's teamwhen he was at Pittsburgh do this many times in the rugged Big East.Now he's bringing that style out to UCLA."

PERRY CLARK on how UCLA matches up with Memphis: "UCLA does agreat job at taking you out of what you want to run. Ben Howland is avery fine defensive coach, but Memphis has guys that once the offensebreaks down, they can go make plays. UCLA has not played anybody inthis tournament so far with capabilities like that."

PERRY CLARK: "I think LSU is going to step up and go to the FinalFour. And it's going to be great for the people of Louisiana. Afterthe hurricane, everybody is behind the Tigers."

PERRY CLARK: "Nobody on Texas can match up with Big Baby. They'retoo light to handle his 300 pound frame and Tyrus Thomas is moreathletic than anybody Texas has played so far in the tournament or inthe regular season. They're going to see some athleticism and somequickness that they have not seen all year."

JIM HARRICK

JIM HARRICK on the Memphis win over Bradley: "They just killedthem with their quickness, running the ball up the court, blockedshots and rebounding. This is a scary team that beat everybodyconvincingly in the tournament. They haven't had a close game like theothers, and they are scary."

JIM HARRICK on Memphis being the fourth ranked one seed in thetournament: "The committee put them forth and sent them all the wayout west, but the way they're playing right now, they have moved tothe top."

JIM HARRICK on Memphis: "I don't know if there's a team that canplay with Memphis the way they played the first three games in thistournament. As you go through this tournament you gain greatconfidence. LSU gained great confidence tonight with a big win, but sodid Memphis. They are so fast and quick and athletic, I don't seeanybody playing with them."

JIM HARRICK picks a winner in the Memphis/LSU matchup: "I wouldfavor Memphis, but you never know in these types of situations what'sgoing to happen in a game. When you lose to a team in a non-leaguegame or the preseason and meet them again in the playoffs, they have atremendous advantage."

Coaches Clinic

Perry Clark on the definition of "Pittsnogled":

PERRY CLARK: "The world may wonder how you can be 6'10 and be wideopen for three point jump shots but Kevin Pittsnogle does it everygame by working well with Mike Gansey on a two-man game."

PERRY CLARK: "It's pick your poison between Gansey and Pittsnogle,but with the two-man game they play, this 6'10, 250 pound KevinPittsnogle keeps getting wide open shots. That's how the collegebasketball world has been Pittsnogled this year."

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