I took first last year and to have a chance to win again heading into the Final Four feels pretty good. I like to pull for the underdog. I was going to root for George Mason anyway.

Let's just say I feel pretty good. What we talked about was coming in and getting everyone a chance to contribute [today], and everybody is going to get that chance. That's what we've talked about all year long, having everyone contribute.

That pretty much ended any chance we had to come back.

It's kind of a double-edge sword. We can put pressure on them and run our legs tired even though we're short-handed, or we can kick it back in our zone and let them toss up the 3-pointers.

I just think the smaller schools have caught up to the larger schools. The top teams have two or three good players. In the old days there was players like Magic or Michael Jordan, a real good player that could carry a team.

It wasn't a fluke. I want to come back strong again this year.