Temple University Athletics
Post-Game Quotes
3.17.00 | Men's Basketball
On Pepe Sanchez...
"Pepe has recognized that, for a point guard, the options are in front
of you. I got on him at one point tonight after he drove a little bit
too far instead of stopping at the foul line and letting the players
filter in so he could have some options. I don't like that kind of play
and he used to do that quite a lot; he doesn't do it too much now...
Pepe being a good passer can hurt you sometimes more than anything else,
especially if the other team is running around. Pepe has learned quite a
lot and I think he showed a lot of intelligence today... He keeps the
balance on the floor, and that is something that people don't realize.
You get defensive balance from offensive alignment. Pepe has a lot of
responsibility; it is not easy playing point guard at Temple, I'll tell
you that."
"I first saw Pepe on a five-minute video tape and I never saw him score
a basket. I saw him running around with the ball like a little rabbit,
stealing the ball from bigger, older players in Argentina. I also saw
him make a lot of passes off the dribble, which is something of a lost
art. I saw a lot of good heart, passing skills and ball handling
skills."
On Mark Karcher's Three-Point Attempts...
"Our kids know that there are different ways to operate against teams
who play zone and man-to-man. For the most part, [Lafayette] played zone
and we worked on attacking the zone. We try to ge the ball to the inside
and beat you inside, then outside; that is what we did today. If our big
guys did a better job inside, we would have a better shooting situation.
Karcher tries to position himself in a position where we can depend on
his shooting, but there are also times when we use him under the
basket."
On Temple's Inside Play...
"I think that is important for us. We don't get a lot of scoring out of
our big guys; they are the guys that play defense. Those big guys
normally give us a good effort inside, and we should get a little bit
more."
On Temple's Free Throw Shooting Today (38 percent)...
"I am worried about the guys who were shooting free throws. Lamont
Barnes, who hasn't shot the ball on a consistent basis I'm worried
about, but I'm most worried about my big guys not being able to make a
two-footer. Sometimes we'll have to put four guards on the floor, if
necessary at the end of games."
On Turnovers and Second Chance Points Today...
"I thought it was extremely important. I look at a team like Lafayette
as being very smart and it can be a problem if our team starts playing
with their skill rather than playing with their heads. We didn't have
many turnovers today and that was what was most important. We have won
ugly games before because we are not a great shooting team, but the guys
in the inside missed a lot of shots today."
