We didn't come out at the beginning of the game with the mind set that we were going to win this game. We did a better job in the second half, but we dug ourselves a hole early on.

You'd like to see some momentum being gained with him and his status. But we'll just have to deal with it.

We were in the children's zoo yesterday, a bull in the farm yard was snorting and would kind of give you the eye. I don't know if it was because of the weather, the barometric pressure, or if it was just the activity that there was no public around.

We'll go through another transitional phase, but it'll be worth it to get guys back. Roles will change, adjustments will be made for the better.

Certainly this was a much needed win, especially with both of us coming off four-game losing streaks.

We haven't ever stopped talking about it. We still have games against the people in front of us. . . . I said it before the season, during the season and I said it recently, it's all going to be decided in Game 82. Those six, seven and eight spots are going to be decided on the last day of the season.

I didn't think he was working that hard defensively in the first half, to be honest with you. At halftime, he really turned it around.

We haven't had that discussion. We'll see what happens over the weekend, see how he feels and sit down and discuss what road to take.

I don't know if I'm amazed by this team or not. But it's certainly a lot more fun. These guys deserve the credit because they enjoy playing with one another. If a guy makes a mistake, we pick each other (up) and move on because they're playing unselfishly and hard.

We didn't execute on our last two offensive possessions down the floor and it cost us the basketball game.