There's no question that's ultimately how you're judged, by how you do in the season and how you do in the playoffs. By that measure, we didn't get there.

I would like to have some kind of role on this team, there's no question about it but ultimately we help Pacers to win, ... Don't get me wrong. I would like to play. I would like to play a lot. That's not a question. But we're one month away from the season, and there's so much more important stuff than your role on the team. If you're in shape, if you come ready to play, if you take care of your body, then that other stuff will take care of itself. I really believe that.

As I've told the team, ultimately you'll be judged by what happens and where you are at the end of the season. I understand why we are the underdogs, and there's really only one way to handle that. That's not by talking, it's by playing the game and seeing what happens.

There's no question we had circled Navy on the schedule. That was the biggest game of the season for us.

No question, but I would give priority-all else being equal-I would give the nod to preserving the beautiful forests of Pennsylvania for just public use and recreation.

This might be the toughest stretch of the season.