Ask 10 kids what they would rather do, dunk in a game or make a free throw to win a game. I guarantee 80 percent say they'd rather dunk in a game.

Kids work on things like dribbling between their legs and behind their backs rather than a 15-foot jumper or free throws. Things that can help you win a game.

I don't feel it was a good loss. There are no good losses. But it was an educational loss.

Here's the thing about dunking, especially at the high school level. One, you don't see it that often. It gets the kid excited, the team excited, the fans excited. Then there is the intimidation factor.

We really, really focused on A.J. (Smith). Nick just ate us up.

It's another sad note that he has to make the trip down by himself. The grandmother has kids to watch, and the mother - well, she's unavailable. When we were trying to locate Brewer, she was not cooperative. In fact, she told my officers that it was none of their business where her son was.