Last year we would cringe when he would shoot the basketball. Now his shot looks like a shot and he is handling the ball a little better.

Neither team played much defense. They shot the ball really well, and we were red-hot as well, so those nights sometimes happen.

But I need that from all those guys. We need our big guys to do the dirty work, to set screens and chase down loose balls. I need to know that if my big guys are around and a ball hits the glass or the floor that they're going scoop it up.

He played extremely well. He didn't play like a rookie tonight. He made shots, he got the ball where it needed to go. He did a good job defensively. It was a well-rounded game for him.

I thought eventually we would wear him down and make them play small ball with us, and they did. That was to our advantage.

It says a lot for our ball club that our guys came out and competed until the end. You just gotta move on and continue and play the next one.

I've got to help them get over the hump somehow. We're right there ... and we threw the ball away three of the next four possessions. You're not going to beat teams like that.