We came out in the third quarter and went to work.

I was worried about their work on the boards, but I think we did a great job there.

When you look at what we trot out there and you look at our physical stature you'd think, well, I don't know. But we do play awfully well together and we've got some basketball skills; we can pass it, we can shoot it and we try to guard you. When you've won 21 ballgames in January, you've got to be a pretty good team.

This is truly a team. If you looked up 'team' in the dictionary, you'd see a picture of the 2005-06 Pinckneyville Panthers.

I told the kids you will not find a better environment to play in than the one they're going to play in (Friday) night. It will be electric.

I actually thought he played pretty well for a guy who had one practice under his belt. I think that has to be a boost for our team.