Excuse me while I disappear.

(George Washington) is a talented ball club that plays very good defense. They come in fresh. They come in motivated. They love to break and get easy baskets, and we're going to have to form a cluster to rebound the ball.

What I kept pressing upon them is one of the greatest gems there is — a diamond. A diamond, whether it's man-made or comes from coal, is a result of pressure. I wanted them to understand the more pressure is put on you, the more of a diamond you can become.

I don't want to talk about that at all. We've been asked that question for the last five or six years. I've been asked that question ever since I came to Temple. We'll talk about that some other time.

I have said all along that I would know when it would be time to step down and now is that time. I want to thank Temple University, its fans and community for allowing me to do what I love for so long. It has never been a job for me, but a passion.

Kids will say whatever sounds good, and you guys print it or whatever. They've gotten together on things before, and it hasn't made a difference.

They made shots. It is just that simple. We couldn't stop them. We didn't put enough pressure on the ball, even though we stretched out the defense. We let guys get off, and we dug ourselves a hole early in the first half.

I told him he better not have any turnovers because if he does he`s not going to come back and play basketball.

I think our talent is as good as anybody's in the league.