Louisville Basketball: Top Rick Pitino Quotes From FSU Loss
By Derek Snyder
"Did not having Quentin Snider affect this game? “No. No it didn’t, we couldn’t have played any harder or any better. No, because Tony Hicks played great. It helped us tonight to see what he could do. But, you know, injuries are a part of the game. We’re going to get him back in a couple weeks. So, it’s part of the game, they would have beat us with or without him.” –Mike Hughes from 247 Sports"
I do give credit to Pitino for not giving into the pressure of blaming this game on the injury to Quentin Snider, but I think we all know the outcome would have been different. With Snider on the floor, the Cardinals were getting numerous open looks at the basket.
Without him, the offense hasn’t been able to be as fluid as it’s been over the past three weeks, which is why we shouldn’t be surprised at all that Mitchell played so bad against Florida State on Saturday. He is forcing too many shots and trying to create plays that aren’t there.