Dusty May press conference after win over La Salle

Yeah, I thought they, uh, they got out in transition, um, they made shots. They— once again, each— this— we saw something defensively that we haven't seen yet this year tonight, and we didn't adjust that well early on, and our plan wasn't great. I don't think the plan that I had for them was that great, but the guys did a really nice job of adjusting on the fly and figuring out solutions to what they were doing.

Hey, LaSalle plays hard. Those guys are scrappy, they're athletic, and they were excited to play. And so they did a really nice job, especially the first 10 minutes of the game. But I think our depth and our numbers and size was able to overwhelm them later on.

But those 3 guys, they're all 3 dynamic playmakers that can make shots. And so that's going to present challenges for a lot of teams. Steve.

They, to be honest, they came together chemistry-wise much quicker than most teams do, especially in this era where people are coming from different directions. And I think a lot of it is because when you come in with the accolades and the reputations that they have and then they play unselfishly, it's just a lot easier for those guys to work together.

There's magic in sharing and moving the ball and having guys that enjoy passing it. And I've never been a part of a team as a young player, as a coach, that had guys that enjoyed passing the ball that didn't have good team chemistry. And so that, in addition to just the simple mutual respect for each other's games— we have some players that deserve a lot more minutes, and anytime you even try to have a conversation with them about it, they say, hey, I understand, like, we're really talented.

And so there's a lot of sacrifice going on, and as long as we stay with with that, then we continue to share the ball and defend at a high level. We'll like where we are when the time's right.

We're not worried about that. You know, obviously I think, I think Arizona's number one. I don't pay that close attention. And I watched Arizona play last night.

They're very deserving. I think we're deserving. I think they're, Iowa State, I think they're deserving. So, you know, I don't get into all that.

I certainly respect anyone that votes someone else. We can't control that. We can control how we play. And anything that gives us a little bit more of an edge, we'll take it.

But we're not concerned with that at all, not in the least bit. If we're number one in April, then we'll be very— we'll be much more content then than we are now.