It is, in a variety of ways, particularly for the singers. It often goes from spoken word to singing without a pause or transition. It takes a lot of practice.

There was a very loyal and passionate audience that unfortunately never did grow.

We weren't scared of them. We felt we could match up with them. The only thing was that I think we got away from attacking like we had. They had 20 turnovers, but we didn't take advantage of as many of them as we should have.

The girls have been feuding for months. That's not a surprise to anyone. We've prepared for that. We've built that reality into our production plan.

Especially when one of 'em (Jackson) is a guard coach and the other one (Levingston) a big-man coach. That helps us out tremendously at both ends of the floor. They can provide us with that playoff, that championship, atmosphere.

She has been very outspoken about her desire to be a young bride... so the idea of her learning what it's like to be married works either way.