I thought the kids played hard. We had couple that missed some days of practice. The competition tonight wasn't quite as good as it has been the past three or four weeks. But the kids played clean and did a good job.

More kids mean a lot of competition. Kids who may not start one game might start the next game.

He'll be here every time. He doesn't miss practice. He's just one of those kids you know is going to be successful.

Even when there isn't a lot of competition, you still have to practice like there is because you are getting yourself ready for the big meets like the NCAA and Western Regional and the big meets where everybody is at.

We face our toughest competition on Tuesday and Wednesday [in practice]. I don't think there's anyone out there who can stop us.

We have a lot more competition in practice this year. They have bonded real well. That's easy for you or me to say, but it's not always easy for kids competing for the same position. The way we have approached it is that we have five move-ins ... let's get to work.