Probably 30 minutes of that game we're, if not equal, the better team on the floor. It's that 10 minutes where we break down mentally that really hurts us. And I think once we take care of that, or bring that time down to five or three, we can be very successful.

We were doing the things we were supposed to do. We were moving the ball up the floor, working our early offense . . . things just worked out for us.

Financially, it's a much better situation for her, so she took advantage of that.

I worked my way through art school as an auto mechanic, doing various stuff including sanding bodywork and using Bondo filler.

We normally don't cover such ceremonies at all. But this is certainly more than a local phenomenon. These are three of the biggest names in the league.

Customers are a great way to finance a business for many reasons. First, customer financing is typically non dilutive. They want something from you other than equity in your business. Customers also help you fit your product to the market. And customers will help debug and improve the quality of the product.