Postgame Quotes - Wake Forest vs. North Carolina Central
11/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 7, 2006
- Wake Forest Head Coach Skip Prosser
On tonight's performance...
"It was an uneven performance tonight. From a defensive standpoint, we held them in the first half around 37 percent. We'd like to keep them around 40 percent. We did better in the first half than in the second."
"Our turnovers contributed to their better shooting percentage. We gave up a lot of points in transition."
"I thought we had some wide open looks and that has to be better, especially until our young forwards improve."
"I thought we did some good things in the first half. At the start of the second half we had some turnovers. We had to run some sets under pressure."
On individual performances
"I think two freshmen, (Anthony) Gurley and (Ishmael) Smith, gave us good performances. From (Michael) Drum and (Kyle) Visser we saw some good things."
On NCC's Drew Johnson...
"We knew Drew Johnson was a good player. He was the known guy, and he was even more known after scoring 29 points."
On this year's team...
"This team will be a work in progress throughout [the season]. Tonight was a step forward, and now we just have to get better for Saturday. We have to try to get better and improve and correct our mistakes for Saturday."
North Carolina Central Head Coach Henry Dickerson
On the loss...
"It's still a loss. I don't know what it does for our program, but for our guys it teaches us what to do in close games."
On Wake's performance...
"It is the little things. Wake put pressure on us. They are young, but they play hard. They are well-coached."
On Wake's Ishmael Smith...
"Ishmael is a heck of a player. We couldn't keep him in front of us. He is so fast and quick with the ball."
