I am pleased with the way we played. The back three, with the way they worked off the ball, were tremendous.

I observed the way Dee and Deron played at the Nike Camp [in Indianapolis]. They share the ball well; I mean, they average about 13 points apiece and they could both score 20 -- they do what they have to do to help the team.

We played them well for three quarters and then they went off in the fourth. We missed some easy baskets in the fourth and didn't get the stops we needed on defense.

They're missing three starters, and they played a great game. They played bigger than we did. They worked harder than we did. They deserved to win. They executed better.

I just didn't like the way he played ball the last two years at Tulane. You are what you are. He's a great player, and he'll be a great player once he plays total team ball and sells out for the team and not for himself.

Farm Bureau worked for eminent domain reform for the last three years in Missouri, and we are pleased such comprehensive legislation is being considered by the Missouri General Assembly. The general public wants these reforms implemented, and our organization is going to do everything we can to see that appropriate legislation is approved.