On measuring the impact of rebounding againt Texas A&M
“We knew coming in that a big part of Texas A&M’s game was rebounding. We knew that we were going to have to do different things. There are so many things that go into it. If you’re going to be a heavy gap team, that means you’re going to be closer to the basket, that means you’re giving your opponent a chance to get a running start. You have to be able to turn around, get back and try to make some contact and go get it. I think our guys battled. We gave up two to start the game that we weren’t really happy about, but overall, I do think your guys fought against the team that does an unbelievable job of rebounding the ball.”
On Tennessee’s offensive depth
“I thought we showed versatility today. We put a team out there that we have never played with, or practiced with. We put Keon at the four along with Yves in what we would call our post position. Then we had VJ, Jaden, and Santi. We were going to run into a couple of possessions and see how it goes because we do think that those guys can guard anybody for possessions. I think that’s where the team makes up, we don’t have to be a one-man team and that’s what we’ve tried to talk to our team about. There is a way we’ve got to play. We knew they were going to double team Fulky today. We weren’t sure which way they would come with it. For the most part he did a good job of getting it out of there and that’s what got us going early. We knew that we were going to get the ball side to side. We could really start a different lineup every game, it wouldn’t bother anybody in our room, and I see scoring being different every game too.”