I didn't think that a year from now that I'd actually be playing in the state finals.

It's great playing with those guys. I look up to them. We joke around and are good friends. Having such a good relationship helps us on the court.

I feel the nerves before a game, but once I'm out there on the court playing, the nerves go away. Things come naturally for me on the court and I just play my game.

There have been a lot of problems: the Nikkei in Japan hit 12-year lows, there was fear the Russians would dump metals, and the Dow is off 20 percent in the last six weeks.

The world's relatively calm and no one's expecting World War III anytime soon.

It's just a nail in gold's coffin.