Oklahoma - La Salle Post-Game Quotes - University of Oklahoma

Nov. 18, 2000

OKLAHOMA HEAD COACH KELVIN SAMPSON
On the game:
"La Salle came out and played us really hard. They have two outstanding forwards in Thomas and Butler. Those guys are playing like a couple of pros. I haven't seen a player in the Big 12 with that kind of capability since Paul Pierce played for Kansas a few years ago. We came out and played hard and were lucky to come away with a win. They are a very good basketball team so this was a great win for our basketball team."

On OU's improvement as a team:
"I think our team is still trying to learn how to play without Eduardo Najera. We don't really have a real go-to guy in our lineup but we have a lot different players that have the ability to play up to that potential. Tonight we had six guys in double figures. We rebounded well and our transition game went well also. Obviously, having J.R. Raymond back helped us out tonight. I think he is our purest guard. I think that Nolan Johnson can get better and so can Daryan Selvy. Selvy played much harder and more aggressive tonight and that helped us."

On senior guard Tim Heskett:
"Tim is really the leader of this team that everyone looks to. Our players respect him because day in and day out, Tim never changes and adds stability to this team. Tonight, he made some key three-pointers for us."

LA SALLE HEAD COACH SPEEDY MORRIS:
On his team's performance:
"We knew they would play hard, but we just didn't execute. We have two great shooters, but it takes a team effort to get the offense going. We give credit to Oklahoma on defense for taking away what we wanted to do. They killed us on the boards, and, at times, our guys were out there playing like robots, not taking advantage of some offensive opportunities. All in all, they won the game because they played tougher, and that's why you play a great team in a tournament, to learn from your mistakes and get better."

On Rasual Butler:
"Butler definitely got us close with his three-pointers, and if he was not in the game, we would have lost by 30 points. He made some bad decisions, but his overall performance was outstanding."

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