Technical astuteness is not necessarily something that's going to give you a big edge. You have to be the team leader, like a head coach. You have the right people at the right places, and I think that's our strongest point.

I'm not sure how good we would have been without Kurt behind the wheel. We got a little bit behind with the flat tire, and Kurt couldn't talk to us at that point because of a radio problem. But Kurt drove a very hard set of laps. There's really nothing more that needs to be said. It's hard racing at Bristol.

We've talked to our team a little bit about it, not necessarily the size of it. They've played in big arenas, but because of the baseline aspect of the coaching box. I'll be honest. I think it is something until you get out there in practice and actually coach and play on that floor, I don't know how we're going to feel.

Everybody did something. That's a big part of our team this year, everybody's going to carry the load.

You've got a veteran team here and we're not going to get overly excited about (technical fouls) or anything like that. We're going to stay focused, stay poised and play our game.

We like to win as a team. It is a big thing, but if we don't win it's not the end.