[B][FONT=Arial Narrow]Kentucky Men’s Basketball[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]#1 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Postgame Quotes[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Rupp Arena – Lexington, Ky.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]Feb. 25, 2012[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow]#1, Darius Miller, G[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On if this team needs to lose a game before tournament time[/I][/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]…[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I still think the same way I’m not trying to lose. I don’t really think he (Coach John Calipari) is either.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On playing well in the final 10 minutes the past two games, and if it is coming from confidence…[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I think so. We don’t want to lose a game. I don’t think at any point we feel like we are going to lose a game. I think that is what keeps us calm and gives us good looks at the end of the game.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Kevin Stallings’ saying he “sacrificed himself for this team”…[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I honestly don’t look at it like that. I feel like I’m doing what I need to do in order to make this a successful team. I feel like we have all the right parts and if everyone plays their part we will have a championship.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow]#23, Anthony Davis, F[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On his performance …[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I just tried to come out and play hard. Coach (John Calipari) said, prior to the game, that we all were looking sleepy and not ready to play. I just didn’t want to do that, I didn’t want to prove him right.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On his crucial buckets late in the shot clock … [/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I was down and ready, I knew my man went up to guard Marquis (Teague) and (Teague) threw it right back to me. I knew he was going to throw it to me so, I was making sure I was down and ready for the shots.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On being a National Player of the Year candidate … [/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“My teammates always give me credit for everything but Coach (Calipari) makes jokes. They say ‘you played all right’ or ‘you played ok’, but he always likes to make jokes. We all just sit back and laugh, just say we had a great game and move on to the next one.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow]#03, Terrence Jones, F[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Darius Miller improving… [/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“It’s a whole new year and he is shooting the ball really well. He is just staying confident, no matter how many times he misses (his shots). I think that was the best change in his game, not worrying about the last shot and he just keeps shooting because he is a shooter.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Darius Miller 3s… [/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“Darius (Miller) and Doron (Lamb’s) job is to knock down the 3s. Especially if a team goes on (a roll) like Vanderbilt does at the end of games. We were just ready for that, Darius was just ready to knock down (shots) and make a big play on the pitch. He drove, got in there and just made a good shot.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On the team hitting clutch free throws … [/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I think we’ve always been, almost this whole year, knocking down (free throws) down the stretch in games at the end. I just think guys do not want to lose. It is not too much pressure especially when we play here, to shoot free throws.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow]#14 Michael Kidd Gilchrist, G[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On if he thought he was hurt when he fell down…[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I thought I was hurt at first, but I’m all good now – just knees. But it’s almost March, so I have to suck it up.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On how much Anthony has improved on the offensive end from where he was in the summer when they all first came…[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“A long way. From his athletic part and on offense, he’s just a monster and hard to guard.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On Darius (Miller) performing well late in the game …[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I don’t really know what got into him. He ate something.”[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial Narrow][I]On what he and Darius Miller’s relationship has been like playing the same position with him being a senior…[/I][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial Narrow]“I love Darius Miller for who he is and he’s a brother to me now.”[/FONT][/B]
