Nov. 27, 2007

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Memphis Postgame Quotes
November 27, 2007
Game Six

Austin Peay (2-4) - 82
#3/3 Memphis (6-0) - 104

Memphis Head Coach John Calipari

I was very, very pleased with our effort. Basically, I made myself coach in that game like it was an NCAA Tournament game because I have to get these guys to understand 40 minutes.

What about Shawn Taggart. He jogged the floor, and I took him out. I told him you were out. If you don't have a sense of urgency, then you're out. He goes back in, he dives three times on the floor and the place gives him a standing ovation. Now he had baskets, blocks and rebounds, and everybody clapped. He dove on the floor three times and people give him a standing ovation. That is our fans understanding what I'm looking for and what they're looking for in structure.

I liked our effort throughout. Now let me say this about their team; Coach Loos has done an unbelievable job and they are good. What we did today was about us, not them; they're good. We shoot 60 something percent and we win by 50 in a normal game; we win by 20 now. We win by 50 in a normal game; that's how good they play. They made shots and baskets. Now they turned it over a little bit because they got tired, and that's why I kept pressing. One, I wanted our conditioning to show, and two, I wanted to see what would happen if we wore them down a little bit.

Austin Peay Head Coach Dave Loos

When you lose by 22 it's difficult to find things to build on, but actually I thought that we battled (Memphis) pretty good. They are really good; actually they're scary good and well coached. I think that Coach Calipari and his staff does a very good job. (Memphis) is talented and deep. I thought that we battled them as best as we could, and if you don't bring your A game, they will embarrass you.

On Native Memphians coming to play against Memphis
I could see that Ernest Fields was excited about playing over the last couple of days. I was happy to see him contribute in tonight's game. He played well. Wes Channels has played well for us all year and Caleb Brown got a little taste tonight and made a couple of shots. I was happy with the way that they played, and I know that they were excited to get the opportunity to play here.

On the upcoming season playing in the Ohio Valley Conference
We played well offensively. This was our best offensive game, and thank goodness that there is nobody like Memphis in the Ohio Valley Conference. I don't think that we'll see anybody in our conference doing the same things that they do. (The OVC) is good. It's tough, and I was once again pleased with the way we played tonight.