Any loss is disappointing, but when you're playing for a conference championship ... well, it's over now.

No explanation. It's very disappointing when you come out so flat, when you're playing for something and those guys over there ? I mean, they're a good team, they're gonna play hard, but ? they're not playing for anything. They're not playing for a playoff spot, or anything. And we are.

That's not why they came here, to win a Western Conference championship.

It's a disappointing way to go out. You don't want to end your Pac-10 tenure on a loss.

Nick is so hungry for a championship. I remember when we lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference finals. I had never really seen Nick that emotional. All he had on his mind was trying to get back ... trying to get back. I think that's why when that trade happened he took it so hard.

I can't understand that. I mean we are playing for a championship. I just can't understand that.