The football players brought a toughness to our team, especially to our drills in practice. We used to think that our drills were pretty tough but with these guys, we found that we could make them even tougher.

He's no longer a junior. After tonight he's a senior.

I didn't sleep for two days thinking about this game. Reed has too many good shooters.

He started out hot. He had a solid game.

In the last year I've been very impressed by how much he's matured. He truly understands how to act now, on and off the floor. He knows how important grades are.

I have no doubt that he has the ability and the drive to do whatever he wants to do in this game. I would never put any limits on what he can accomplish.

It was just a lot of little things. A rebound there, a steal here, a missed shot there. You know, playing Reno is such a tough game for us. When you play them you have to focus so hard. They just have so many weapons. You can't have any lapses against them. We have to guard (the 6-foot-7 Mulligan) with guys who are 5-8 and 5-9. It's tough for us.

They both had great years. They were the two best players in the league.

It's not going to be easy for someone to step up and do the things Armon did. The other thing is that, counting our overtime games, he probably averaged 32 minutes a game for us.

It's going to be good for him to get away. He's going to have to learn how to play when he's not the man, when other guys are demanding the ball all the time. That will force him to learn how to do other things than just score. It will be an important time for him.