This is a competitive group. What really matters is how we feel about ourselves inside. We think we're an awfully good basketball team that can compete on any given night against any given team.

I'm a cheesecake connoisseur, and it was awfully good.

They're just awfully talented. They're getting great production from their bench. You don't become a No. 1 seed or win 32 games being one-dimensional.

I'm awfully proud to coach these guys. They dropped a lot of hours and a lot of sweat, and they deserve this moment.

It becomes awfully important at the end of the game when it's yours. If that trophy goes away from you, it means a lot more to you whether it be a boot, a shoe or a toothpick.

I'm probably not well-versed enough on the process other than to think that the way this team has been playing the last three or four weeks, I find it hard to believe that we're not one of the top 34 teams around the country. It's just going to make for a long week, I can tell you that.