Nov. 5, 2003

Recap| Final Stats

Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson Quotes

"The biggest thing was that the players had a chance to get out there in a game situation with the officials. As you could see, the freshmen were nervous. At the end, the blue team got more touches on the ball, and they got some good shots. The white team tried to do too much from the guard positions. We did not do a very good job of getting the ball to the wings on the break. I think we will be better once we can settle on the top seven or eight players. Physically, we looked like we are in pretty good shape."

"Defensively, we are not very good at all right now, and that concerns me. You can see that by the score; we just had too many breakdowns on the defensive side. What's tough about this kind of a game is that I can't take guys out when they need to be taken out of the game. We don't have any options right now, but we will have options next week."

"Andre's (Iguodala) shooting was a plus, and his rebounding was a great sign. But, we need to get more out of his defensive boards, and he needs to do a better job of pushing the ball."

"Salim (Stoudamire) forced some shots out there tonight, and Channing (Frye) showed the he may be the second- or third-best outside shooter that we have right now."

"Next week, we probably will start with seven players, and then we will start the revolving door. It may look like we have a revolving door out there for a while."

"We are going to have our hands full next Wednesday because we will be facing a good team. They are just getting ready for their season, so it is going to be a real challenge for us."

Arizona Player Quotes

Junior Forward Isaiah Fox
"I think that everyone was getting more tired with the crowd. They give us a lot more adrenaline and emotion. Everyone played really hard. It is a lot different from playing in practice. I think we still have a long way to go because a lot of guys were tired, but we looked good tonight."

"The team is all together now. We don't have any problems. No one is worried about getting minutes."

"I had a pretty good game. My jump shot was falling tonight, so I was happy with that. I'm happy with how I played."

Junior Center Channing Frye
"It was a good game for us. We still have a lot to work on though. Everyone is in pretty good shape. Everyone did a great job going out and playing hard. Even with no subs, everyone did their part."

"In practice, we beat each other up a lot. We had to adjust to playing a game with different coaching styles. Right now, we just need to work on some things."

"It was a great experience for the freshmen to get in front of a crowd."

"All of our big men can step out and shoot. Tonight, Kirk (Walters) and Isaiah (Fox) had some good shots. Isaiah (Fox) and I have been playing together for three years now. We try to make up new moves and challenge each other mentally and physically."

Sophomore Andre Iguodala

"I have been working on my jumper all summer. I wanted to come out tonight and shoot to show you guys (the media) I could."

"It was exciting to be able to put on a jersey and play in front of a crowd."

"We still have a lot of work to be done. We still need to work on our transition game. I know Coach Olson will get us ready for the games to come."

"I think some of the players took a beating playing forty minutes, but that will only help us in the end."

Freshman Kirk Walters

"Playing tonight was definitely something to get us pumped up. It was fun being out there in front of the fans and everything."

"Coach Josh (Pastner) has been on me in practice about going for every loose ball and getting the second effort on missed shots and that is what I tried to do tonight."

"I think I just need to work on my toughness. I need to get tougher and work on getting the boards."

"Offensively our team doesn't need any scoring help, so I plan on doing what I can to help out the team if it means getting rebounds or defensively."

"Going against Channing (Frye) and Isaiah (Fox) in practice is definitely a blessing for me. It really helps out to bang against some big guys in practice."