He plays so hard and plays with guts and passion, and he's the kind of guy you'd like to have on your team, but hate to play against. I think it's a combination of respect, admiration and good fun.

Regardless of the effectiveness of his play, he needs to play with passion the entire time. There were times where he wasn't very effective that it also affected his intensity. That won't happen to my team.

Some were made with skill and intelligence
Some with passion and charm
But they, they were raw, and strived to remain so…

Marco has played unbelievable. He's playing with a lot of passion, he's playing like a senior. He's playing very hungry. I think his leadership and his desire has kind of gone down to the younger kids and they're all playing with a lot of tenacity.

Sparks makes that team better because he's so versatile. He's a threat from three, he takes big shots and he does a great job of getting his teammates involved.

We've come from behind three times from 9 points or more, so we know we can come from behind. We're not going to physically overwhelm people, we're just not. We've got to wear them down.