He's really, really good. We need to figure out a way to get him to the next level ? the sooner the better.

I just want to go at it with a workmanlike approach where everybody's going to put on their old hard hat and dig in for 40 minutes.

It was a great game on his (Strait) part. I can't say I believe this game would have ended up the way it ended up without him being that efficient.

I can't say I'm excited or happy about the results, but I'm not disappointed that we can quit talking about mid-major polls, about hosting tournaments, winning tiebreakers and crap like that. We can just jump in and start focusing on trying to win the next game. When 14 (games) are over we'll see where we are.

I don't really feel like there are mismatches in this league, especially when you're on the road. Weber's got some guys who can really play; they just haven't put it together at the same time.

I think Jordan can be a great spark off the bench. This will give us a little different dynamic. Sharp leads our team in rebounds per minutes (played). And that's got to be a focus for us this weekend.