Virtually every team in the country goes through it. At some point during the season, the ball doesn't bounce your way and the shots don't fall. We just happened to go through it at the end of the season.

Both teams will try to get the ball inside. The team that does the best job of that is going to have a huge advantage.

I'll take that shot with Ben Jacobson any time. I'm pretty confident that the other nine (Valley) coaches, in a one-point game, don't want the ball in his hands because they know what he's capable of.

His body looks better; he's handling the ball better. And Ben's never lacked confidence.