MBBALL A & M postgame quotes

[UncleRico]

Coach Bucky on Montana as a team overall​

"We know that's the best mid major team we're going to play. They have a culture of winning, making the NCAA Tournament last year, and they have guys who expect to win. Fortunately for us, we shot more free throws and had less turnovers."

Coach Bucky McMillan on the win​

"That's a heck of a win. Montana went 16-of-31 from three. That's such an astronomical number that if you told me that, I don't know if we would've won the game. Money made some shots. We've got to be able to overcome a hot shooting team."

Coach Bucky on Montana's Money Williams​

"He might've been able to score from the bench. That's why he's getting looks from the NBA."

A&M guard Rylan Griffen on Montana​

"It's a long game. We're playing teams that have nothing to lose. They're a good team, they just beat UNLV at UNLV. We want to close better and keep it at a 19 point lead. We've still got stuff to clean up."

 

[SoCal Surfer]

Coach Bucky on Montana as a team overall​

Coach Bucky McMillan on the win​

Coach Bucky on Montana's Money Williams​

A&M guard Rylan Griffen on Montana​

Well deserved comments for the Griz. Thanks for posting.

 

[DoubleNicks]

 

[citygriz]

I like McMillan a lot. Not only is he a good young coach, he comes from a mid-major, Samford, so he understands what another mid-major like Montana is up against--the lack of what he calls the "power game."

Yes, the three-ball is the great equalizer, and when we get hot like Money did, we have a shot against almost anybody. So to overcome it he relied on those big mobile inside power guys, the type that Montana simply can't seem to recruit.

Once again, we just signed three real good high-character kids but all in the 6'2" to 6'4" range, all guards. We need to find one or two of those 6'9" or taller gazelles that the Power Four conferences seems to come up with two and three deep.

The Power Game.

By the way, McMillan noted that there were NBA scouts there, likely to watch Money. But while he's rising to second-round status in my opinion, he's still not listed among the Top 100 NBA prospects as recently listed by ESPN.