We always tell the offensive line to play as a nickel instead of five pennies, and he's understood that since day one. He understands how important it is that those guys work as a unit.

He understands that you're not going to win every play, but if you win enough, you're going to win the battle. He's the total package.

We fatigued a little bit and didn't execute. Against a team like that, we've got to play perfect basketball. You have to make free throws and can't have any unforced errors.

The first time I saw her play I could tell she's a player to help build around. I knew even before the first exhibition that she could shoot by watching her shoot at practice. She's really got a textbook shot, and it makes things easier.

When we play as a team, this is how we play. I'm thrilled that we started clicking and playing so well. Last year was disappointing, the way we lost (73-44). This year we turned it around and gave them something they never saw before.

We were fortunate to win game one. We didn't play very well, and we squandered a lot of point-scoring opportunities. We really dug ourselves into a hole. Fortunately, Ben got hot; they couldn't handle his serve, and we were able to make up a lot of points in a hurry. That's something we don't do very often, but when we do, it's a pleasant surprise.