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Postgame with Greene, Selden, Diallo

No. 2 ranked Kansas moved to 7-1 on the season by defeating Holy Cross (3-6), 92-59 on Wednesday night. After the game, Brannen Greene, Wayne Selden, Jr., and Cheick Diallo met with the media inside the Allen Fieldhouse media room.

Wayne Selden, Jr., on knowing where the shooters are: "On the court and off the court it is different. It is really just finding the open spots and shooting the ball when I am open."

Wayne Selden, Jr., on Coach Self's feeling towards the offense in the first half and defense in the second half: "I feel like he wasn't too happy. The first few minutes were unacceptable. We ended up picking it up and had a good defensive stretch but the first 3-4 minutes were just awful."

Wayne Selden, Jr., on getting fired up at half time: "He said a little motivating things that got us going but at the end of the day it is us. It is what he says, but he can only say so much. He isn't out there with us."

Wayne Selden, Jr., on focusing on the boards after the Harvard game: "Yeah, we have to be a better rebounding team. I have got to get in there and rebound the ball more to help the bigs out."

Wayne Selden, Jr., on the things they did well in the second half: "We just didn't give them easy buckets and didn't allow anymore back cuts. We still went under on some of the screens for the threes, but for the most part we were just a little more active than we were and sped the game up a little bit."

Wayne Selden, Jr., on the consistent shooting: "Everybody is shooting the ball with confidence. Before you even shoot it you should think and know that it is going in. We are shooting the ball pretty well because we are all confident."

Brannen Greene on the difficulty of sitting out the last five games: "It was definitely difficult watching my team play while I couldn't be out there with them. I have to look at this incident as a positive and keep working hard. I knew I would be back out there with them."

Brannen Greene on his punishment serving as motivation for him: "Yeah, for sure. Nobody wants to be suspended for five games during their junior year. I made a mistake and I have to look at it as a positive now and keep moving forward. Hopefully it will be in the past."

Brannen Greene on if anyone has kept his head in the right place during his suspension: "Honestly, it's been Coach Self. He's my guy. I know we had an argument on the court but that is not related to how we act off the court. I'm a competitor and I made a mistake, but Coach and I are fine. I look to Coach Self. His message was to stay positive and he told me that I am an important piece to winning a National Championship with this team. I knew I was going to face a punishment when the incident occurred but I just have to look at it as a positive and move forward."

Brannen Greene on anything he noticed from his teammates while sitting out: "Devonte' (Graham) and Frank (Mason III) are playing great together right now. They are creating open shots for our shooters and as long as we (shooters) are running the floor, they will find us."

Cheick Diallo on how Carlton Bragg played tonight: "He played pretty good. He had a lot of rebounds. He played really, really nice tonight."

Cheick Diallo on if he is starting to feel more comfortable on the court: "I am. I just need to be a little more confident, but I'm getting there. I just try to play hard every day."

Cheick Diallo on if he feels sped up at times: "The first game I played was a little fast. Now, I feel like I'm getting it. It's becoming a little slower to me."

Cheick Diallo on his jump shot: "I've been working on my jump shot for a long time now. I don't really want to do it, but sometimes you just have to shoot it. I prefer to drive the ball, but sometimes that option isn't available."

Cheick Diallo on if he is having fun after sitting out the first five games of the season: "Now that I am playing, I have to show everyone that I can play."



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