More - Andy Kennedy Quotes

This is the most disappointed I have been as the head coach at Cincinnati, without question, because of our approach.

Andy Kennedy

 

We've lost a little bit of our edge. I think we're tentative; it seems we're not as confident as a group.

Andy Kennedy

 

They're very dependent on a perimeter shots. Against Marquette they're 20-38 from 3 and that same group plays Marshall and goes 5-for-29. It happens.

Andy Kennedy

 

Jihad made the foul too early. We were going to try to deny McNamara the ball. We let him get it. Then we were supposed to double-team him as he comes off the ball screen and he split us. He hit a tough shot.

Andy Kennedy

 

There were six times in the second half that we put them in the red zone--where there were under 10 seconds on the shot clock--and they scored on five of them. Pitt found a way to make plays and we didn't.

Andy Kennedy

 

Realistically, we're going to have to continue to circle the wagons. That's been the mantra this year. We've still got guys we feel like can contribute and help us reach our goals.

Andy Kennedy

 

No one has asked for his (scholarship) release. I'm not naive enough to think they'll all return, but we've got a better feel for what we're working with, and they got a better feel for me.

Andy Kennedy

 

It's a double-whammy when you lose your best player who is also the leader of your team.

Andy Kennedy

 

Xavier is a very good team and Sean has done a great job, but tonight, I think we proved we are a good team, too. Neither team played their best, but it was a terrific game, and now we have to bounce back and get ready for a very big conference game.

Andy Kennedy

 

He's been playing exceptionally well. In the LSU game, he was the guy they went to down the stretch, so we know he's good. But we tried to pick our poison a little bit. This is a team with a Hall of Fame coach and a lot of good players.

Andy Kennedy