Matt McMahon
- Thrilled with their performance today. Said it was a true team effort for 40 minutes.
- Felt it was "an unselfish, disciplined performance" on offense.
- Thought Jalen Cook and Trae Hannibal at the point were terrific. Felt Cook was dialed in offensively coming off the bench.
- Highlighted the 17 assists on 29 baskets. Says his team is playing a lot faster recently and their spacing has been better, so he feels when they can move the ball like they did tonight, they can be very dangerous offensively.
- Also highlighted his team shooting 25 for 28 from the free throw line.
- Called it a "coaches decision" to bench Jalen Cook. Said they needed a change. People get caught up in who starts and who doesn't, but he did what he felt helped his team win today.
- Felt Hannibal played with great poise. He helped them get organized on the offensive side, had 4 assists and 0 turnovers. Also felt he played really well defensively.
- Said the shot selection, ball movement and screening led to a lot of open three pointers.
- Says all wins count the same, so he doesn't get hung up on it being their most complete win in SEC play.
- Felt it was important that their stars didn't get in foul trouble early. That's been an issue for them recently, but it allowed his guys to get going early and often.
- Hopes a game like today can lead to more confidence as they head into this tough stretch with Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky on the horizon.
- Calls Jalen Reed "blessed with talent." Loved what he saw from him on the defensive end of the court today.
- Baker said his teammates did a good job finding him and helping him get in a rhythm early.
- Cook said he wanted to come off the bench and create a spark for them. Thinks he did a good job of that.
- Baker doesn't think his approach to this game was any different than normal, he just knocked down more shots and got hot early.
- Cook thinks this offense can be really good if they're creating for each other like they were tonight. Said they've got a lot of three point shooters, so if they can create space, they can do damage from deep.
- Baker thinks when you're hitting the three like they were tonight, it opens the offense more for everyone.
- Feels their preparation coming into this game was really good. Want to keep the same mindset heading into this tough stretch they have.
- Cook thinks Mike Williams is becoming better every game, especially as a shooter.
- Baker felt it helped that he wasn't in foul trouble. Said it's taken him out of a lot of games, so he finally got a chance to get hot early.
