He had half their points in every quarter (in the last meeting). The emphasis was not to stop him, but to make him work hard for his baskets and tire him.

We are not going to face a guard as good as Brian Morris. He had 34 points the first game, we wanted to pressure all over.

That's been our trademark all year long. It's not always in the first quarter or in the first half, but usually by the fourth we've been able to turn things in our favor.

The defenses are similar but the points of emphasis are different. We each do something a little different.

We think the industry is going to be slower in the first quarter, if not the first half, than we originally planned. There's clearly downward momentum right now caused by higher interest rates, higher fuel prices. Probably the biggest factor is consumer confidence drop in December. The industry operates on momentum and we think it will take time for that momentum to turn around.

They cut it two points in the second half after an 8-0 run. We showed great composure and built our lead back up to 10 points. I'm very proud of the guys. We were very consistent throughout the game and played a complete game.