I told Robert (Yates) before Dover -- I went out on a limb and I promised him that I would get this 88 UPS car back in Victory Lane before the end of the year,

We told (center) Robert Swift at the walkthrough this morning and tonight that Ely is going to take two dribbles to the middle and shoot a jump hook. And that's exactly what he did and he scored 21 points in the first half.

Go out on a limb

We are told he is the one who stabbed 72-year-old Jerry Smith.

Once we got beat, I told (my assistants) to let them go in (the locker room) for a second by themselves, and when we walked in we could see some small tears in the eyes. That meant a lot to me knowing that it meant something to them. … They hated to see our win streak come to an end. But I told them before we even went up there, regardless of what happens, it was to get ready for West Rowan.

When Robert was in the hospital, he told officers that all they can charge him with was misdemeanors. He knew what he was getting himself into. That's how he works.