The guys had sensational energy. We defended very well.

He's probably the best leader I've ever coached. If anyone deserves the Coach of the Year award, he does.

I hope not. We've played them two times since then.

I'm so proud to have coached these guys. The emotions they're going through right now, I don't think anyone could understand unless you've been part of it.

It'll add to the home court advantage. We just want to have the biggest advantage possible because our guys worked all season for this.

It's a credit to the guys and the job they did all year being so consistent. Our coaching staff, we assembled a good group of players that have bought in to what we're trying to do.

You don't want to get swept by anybody in conference. We were able to hit our free throws down the stretch.

They have a very athletic post. But I like to think we match up well with them. We should enter the game with good confidence. The challenge is on and we need to go get it.

This was the easiest team to coach because these guys were the most focused group. We had no off-court issues and no problems of any kind in terms of trying to motivate.

We've got a good group coming back. But we can't miss on a (couple) of recruits.