Q. Mike, you talked about going through Duke and Carolina. Year after year you guys are here in some capacity or another. Do you feel like you're always going to be the underdog no matter?
COACH BREY: I kind of felt even today, even though we had beaten them four out of five, we were probably not counted on to escape. But it's a nice role, we'll take that. Keeps us loose, keeps us hungry. We'll be the underdog tomorrow night even though we beat them.
We know how to handle that role. We handled it in the Big East. Now we have it in the ACC. It fits well (laughter).
Q. Coach, talk about playing North Carolina again tomorrow night after you beat them in the beginning of the January. Are they different this time of year?
COACH BREY: I think they're better than when we played them. It really comes down to controlling the paint and rebounding.
One of the things that Bonzie Colson and Zach Auguste did during that stretch where we beat them, Clemson and Louisville, especially North Carolina and Louisville with those big front lines, Bonzie and Zach more than held their own against a number of big bodies that came against you. We're going to need the same effort on the backboard tomorrow.
COACH BREY: I kind of felt even today, even though we had beaten them four out of five, we were probably not counted on to escape. But it's a nice role, we'll take that. Keeps us loose, keeps us hungry. We'll be the underdog tomorrow night even though we beat them.
We know how to handle that role. We handled it in the Big East. Now we have it in the ACC. It fits well (laughter).
Q. Coach, talk about playing North Carolina again tomorrow night after you beat them in the beginning of the January. Are they different this time of year?
COACH BREY: I think they're better than when we played them. It really comes down to controlling the paint and rebounding.
One of the things that Bonzie Colson and Zach Auguste did during that stretch where we beat them, Clemson and Louisville, especially North Carolina and Louisville with those big front lines, Bonzie and Zach more than held their own against a number of big bodies that came against you. We're going to need the same effort on the backboard tomorrow.
