I didn't think we played that poorly against West Memphis. We just didn't block out and rebound very well. And against Forrest City, we played extremely flat. It seems like with this team, if one player comes out flat, they all do.

I told them from the first day that it was not my goal but my expectation that we would go to the state tournament. There were some doubts [early in the season] and we had a lot of adjusting to do after the injuries. But I think they've adjusted and overcome so much. It's caused them to pick it up and play harder.

I think if East can rebound, they have the speed to run with West. I don't put any stock into West struggling (vs. West Chicago) because they were obviously looking ahead. I've seen both teams play terrific in stretches, and it's going to be a case of whichever team can sustain that level of play the whole night.

Mike Miller brings a lot. He can shoot the ball, rebound well. The intangibles are there for Memphis with him coming off the bench.

If I played on the East Coast, I think I would be a household name. But on the West Coast I'm a household name, so that's good enough for me.

We said at half-time that we had played poorly but we were 10-10 against the reigning champions. So we knew that we could go on and win the game and we did that in the 20 minutes after half-time.