Northwestern University Athletics
2005 Big Ten Basketball Media Day
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2005
quotes courtesy of the Big Ten
Head coach Bill Carmody
On Northwestern's outlook for the upcoming season:
"I really like this team. We had some high expectations last year and the team is disappointed with our performance from a year ago. These guys seem to be taking instruction better and are a closer-knit group. I really feel that this team can go eight or nine guys deep."
On what his team needs to improve on this year:
"We are going to look at our earlier games from the previous year and see if any glaring errors stand out. I know for sure that we hoisted a lot of three's last year. We went 10 for 35 or something like that our first game. As the season went along we were able to cut that number down and play inside. I think the majority of our problems are just personnel issues."
On Vedran Vukusic:
"Vedran is more focused this year and is playing very well. We have five seniors and they all are beginning to realize that they have a lot of accountability. I have told Vedran he is responsible for making us go. Sometimes in practice it is difficult for him because we don't have anyone who can guard him. If this keeps up, I might have to get myself into shape."
