On Texas A&M…
“They’re probably better defensively than there are offensively. They really do a great job with their pressure, and then they drop back into a man-to-man that is pretty aggressive and they do a good job turning people over. Offensively, they do a great job of getting to the foul line., They get inside, play some mismatch basketball and they attack one-on-one close outs. So, we’ll have to do a better job of taking care of the ball ourselves, attacking pressure and then getting into a set and running our offense without turning the ball over. That really hurt us against Arkansas. That’s been an issue for us all year long. And then on the defensive end, just doing a better job of guarding more than just 1-on-1. We’ve got to be able to guard as a team. If we can improve in those areas, and we’ve got to continue to try to get better at the foul line because we’re leaving too many points out there on the board, that gives us a better chance to be competitive.”
On positive signs after watching Arkansas film…
“I thought our kids competed. If you make 15 3s and shoot 50 percent from the field, you had to do a lot of good things on the offensive end. I thought the guys played with some confidence. I thought they shared the ball really well. We’re going have to do that against Texas A&M, as well avoid drawing charges. I like the progress that we’ve made. We’ve got some real weaknesses that we’ve got to shore up.”
On Devan Cambridge…
“Devin went home for the break and gave a lot of thought to what were the things that he was able to do where he can make a difference on the floor and make shots, defensively, be an impact player being an elite rebounder, and those are the things that he needs to do for us to be a better team. And obviously for him, he can do those three things at a really high level. Just focus on that. I think getting in the gym and kind of spend some more time before we get back to school where he’s able to focus, he really does enjoy it. He’s a little bit of a gym rat and he plays better when he’s in the gym a lot.”