That was Ed Cooley following Providence’s listless 80-63 home loss to DePaul.
In front of 12,000 Dunkin Donuts Center fans, and with the opportunity to add a needed win to their NCAA Tournament portfolio (and equally as important, avoid a bad loss), the Friars never showed up.
Perhaps it is due to the fact that the core of this group hasn’t felt the pain of barely missing the Big Dance, or that they have survived nonchalant efforts against the likes of Stony Brook, Rider, Brown, and most recently, Georgetown this season, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that a true sense of urgency is lacking.