From the first year when I got here, we are a lot deeper, ... And offensively, we are off the charts. I think that we shouldn't have too many lulls offensively because we have shooters everywhere now.

I think it's the hardest to defend, especially when you've got five guys who can shoot. When you're teeing up shots, you might miss some, but you'll live with those types of misses.

In the first game, we kind of were a little passive. Tonight, I think we all understood that we couldn't go down two-love on our home court. So I think we came out with the intentions of playing defense for 48 minutes, and that's what we did.

It started when we gave up 36 points in the second quarter. We were playing uphill from that point. We got it down to five, and I thought I had a good look on a 3 that went in-and-out, and they came down and hit a 3 and the rest was academic.

I think this team thrives in the half court, more than the first three or four years I was here, when our offense was in the open court, and we struggled in the half court. I think we can score in both situations.

My hope is that when people first see the cover, they won't understand what they are seeing. Then, only as they read the book or the flap copy will that image change from dishes with dust on them to something else.