"We've been counting on Jason to put up the big numbers and he can't do that every night. We've got to have other people playing and doing things as well."

"I think we were desperate. That's the way we've got to play every night. We don't have much margin for error."

"I think in the proper context, they'll be fine. It would be unusual that the five guys that aren't starting are as good as the five guys that are starting. But I think each of the guys in their own right has things they do for you."

"We got real 3-point happy when they went to the zone. We should have had the presence of mind to drive the ball."

"In his mind, I don't think he feels like he's emerged at all. He probably just feels like he needed an opportunity."

"He's been well coached having Roy Williams and Bill Self. They put him in position where he understands how to do things. But again, coming in here with some pretty good players and being able to hold his own like he has, it's pretty impressive. He's not backed off. He's been tough. He's shown leadership."

"At practice yesterday we could barely get 94 feet we were so tired. We just couldn't run and it carried over to today. The break really took its tool on us and Jason (Richardson) is a little under the weather. Troy is coming back from about 2 1/2 weeks of not being able to do anything."

"We had real problems in the paint."

"Ike was going to have to work his way into the rotation with the guys we've got back. Any rookie needs experience. It's not something you step in and dominate. The best place for that would have been exhibitions, but that's not available to us, so we have to go to Plan B."activ