The game got away from us very early. We had talked about how the first five to ten minutes of the game would be critical because that is when you have the opportunity to not only keep all the outside factors out of the game, but also to get them back on their heels -? to establish in your mind and their mind that we are here to play. Obviously, we did not do that.

If he feels better, we'll take the next step. ... You've got to be very careful.

In the beginning stages, (we need) wins like this to legitimize what I yell and scream about at practice every day. I'm proud of the way we toughed it out.

I'm saying the same things I was earlier in the year. I just think now they're understanding it more.

It's a little bit of a touchy subject; if perimeter players have a better chance of making a shot, getting them to pass it up.

There were some key moments in the first four or five minutes when they got to a couple of loose balls or got some offensive rebounds when you could see we were a step slow.

That's what you want a guy to do. He cares a lot about this. It means a lot to him. When he hasn't done something well, he's been able to respond positively.

Is he a long-term answer? I don't know. But somewhere along the line, we're going to need him to do things like that.

What people ultimately start doing is they start committing more people to them.

This was a very good win for the guys and the growth of our team. We hung tough through a lot of different things.