"First of all, it was a great atmosphere throughout the game, our fans really gave us a boost and helped us out to climb that mountain of London. I am really happy for the win and excited for the club, it is a good start for us, only the start of the journey."
"Disappointed is a great word. I don't think we handled the moment very well. Obviously, losing Sam [Dekker] hurt us quite a bit but our lack of execution on both ends was pretty disappointing. But it is our first EuroCup game. It is a hell of an environment to play in and we will be fine. I thought there were some times when we did some good things but again, we have to pull a longer stretch together. We were also without Aaron Best, one of our best defenders. He is out with a groin injury and is back in London right now. Obviously, having these two guys out is a lot from a leadership standpoint, from a performance... but again, we have to step up. We have other guys, we are a deep team and it is an opportunity for other guys. We just have to do better.
"Obviously, a tough game for us. Losing Sam [Dekker] in the first 5 minutes of the game was obviously a pretty devastating blow, especially from the offensive standpoint, but I thought there were stretches from the second to the fourth quarter that we did a lot of good things. But anytime we spot a team at 11 points, against a talented team like these guys, it is going to be tough to get back in the game. Everyone knows [Dekker] is kind of our offensive go-to scorer. You have other weapons on the floor but as you can tell, it was a tough shooting night. So in nights like this when shots aren't falling, I think we shot 15% from three, to be able to have a guy who can create his own shot, missing him hurt us."
"I just wanted to be aggressive. This is my first EuroCup and I have to set the tone night in and night out. I know what it is about with me. I know what it is about for the organization and my teammates and I am just ready. I'm here, some nights is going to be my night, some nights is not going to be, but most of the time, I am going to make sure I'm there."
