WATCH: Players Postgame Presser - No. 3 Florida
February 11, 2025 | Men's Basketball
Guard Josh Hubbard and Forward KeShawn Murphy
Q: What did you see from Florida's 17-point run to start the half?
KM: "Basically, they just came out hungrier than we did. We started out flat. We got down on ourselves for some reason, and it showed. We came out at a bad pace, and they got the lead on us."
Q: Turnovers haven't been an issue for your team this season. Why did you make so many tonight?
JH: "They pressured us and got into us. Like you said, we had 15 turnovers. That's unusual for us, we have to pick that up. They just did an incredible job defensively, and we needed to figure out what to adjust."
Q: What was Coach Jans' message when he called the two timeouts in the second half?.
JH: "He was trying to keep us encouraged as a unit and said that we just gave up. It's easy to play when you're down. We were up one at halftime, I think. We should've come out like we were down. I just feel like we could've had a better mood about it and played off it."
Q: You've had a tough nine-game stretch, how are you going to respond to get back on track?
JH: "We're just going to try our best to move on from this one. This one hurt for sure, but we've got another one Saturday in Oxford. So, we just have to get back and get to the drawing board. We've got to go back to square one, practice more and get shots up."
Q: You have had a handful of opportunities against top-10 teams this season, but you haven't been able to finish the job. What is it going to take to get over the hump?
KM: "Just staying solid from start to finish and playing all 40 minutes at a high level. We've got to play our style of basketball. I feel like early in the season, we played our basketball and stayed together. I feel like we're just breaking into pieces a little bit, and we've got to stick to what we know and stick to our identity. We're losing that a little bit."
Q: What can be done at this point in the season to improve your defense and the team's defensive mindset?
JH: "Yeah, it all starts in practice. I believe how we practice is how we play. We just have to get at it in practice and get to the ball. We need good rotations and to get box outs. We've got to find our identity like Murph [KeShawn Murphy] said."
"Rebounding is definitely one of the issues. So, we just have to get back to the drawing board. Like you said, we've got to get back in that defensive mindset and trust one another."
Q: What did you see from Florida's 17-point run to start the half?
KM: "Basically, they just came out hungrier than we did. We started out flat. We got down on ourselves for some reason, and it showed. We came out at a bad pace, and they got the lead on us."
Q: Turnovers haven't been an issue for your team this season. Why did you make so many tonight?
JH: "They pressured us and got into us. Like you said, we had 15 turnovers. That's unusual for us, we have to pick that up. They just did an incredible job defensively, and we needed to figure out what to adjust."
Q: What was Coach Jans' message when he called the two timeouts in the second half?.
JH: "He was trying to keep us encouraged as a unit and said that we just gave up. It's easy to play when you're down. We were up one at halftime, I think. We should've come out like we were down. I just feel like we could've had a better mood about it and played off it."
Q: You've had a tough nine-game stretch, how are you going to respond to get back on track?
JH: "We're just going to try our best to move on from this one. This one hurt for sure, but we've got another one Saturday in Oxford. So, we just have to get back and get to the drawing board. We've got to go back to square one, practice more and get shots up."
Q: You have had a handful of opportunities against top-10 teams this season, but you haven't been able to finish the job. What is it going to take to get over the hump?
KM: "Just staying solid from start to finish and playing all 40 minutes at a high level. We've got to play our style of basketball. I feel like early in the season, we played our basketball and stayed together. I feel like we're just breaking into pieces a little bit, and we've got to stick to what we know and stick to our identity. We're losing that a little bit."
Q: What can be done at this point in the season to improve your defense and the team's defensive mindset?
JH: "Yeah, it all starts in practice. I believe how we practice is how we play. We just have to get at it in practice and get to the ball. We need good rotations and to get box outs. We've got to find our identity like Murph [KeShawn Murphy] said."
"Rebounding is definitely one of the issues. So, we just have to get back to the drawing board. Like you said, we've got to get back in that defensive mindset and trust one another."
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