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Louisville Basketball: Top Rick Pitino Quotes From FSU Loss

By Derek Snyder

Jan 21, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino during the second half of the game against the Florida State Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino during the second half of the game against the Florida State Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 21, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Tony Hicks (1) moves the ball past Florida State Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22) during the first half at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Tony Hicks (1) moves the ball past Florida State Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22) during the first half at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /

"40 points off the bench, what does that say about your depth? “Well I don’t think, on our team, we have a starting five, I really don’t think that. I think that Ray (Spalding) and Jaylen (Johnson) they take turns starting, flipping a coin. Anas (Mahmoud) and Mango (Mangok Mathiang). So it’s really not a bench. We got 9‐10 guys that can play and we are down three scholarships too. So we are lucky they all can play.” -Mike Hughes from 247 Sports"

Again, this was one heck of a performance from Louisville’s bench players on Saturday afternoon. On a day when Anas Mahmoud and VJ King were non-existent, it was extremely encouraging to see these guys fight through the adversity against one of the best teams Louisville has faced all season long.

I know this loss hurts, but the lessons that the Cardinals learned down in Tallahassee will help them greatly whenever Quentin Snider returns. Not only did this give a few more guys experience, but it gave them confidence as well.

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