It's just a chess match when we play them, and we take a lot of their stuff away that other people can't, and they're actually able to guard us and keep us out of the paint.

It's a chess match every time we play them.

We can't just be happy about getting in. When you get complacent about getting in, you're done in the first round. Obviously, if we want to validate what our league is, you better have somebody get past the first weekend so we don't have guys on the national news programs saying, 'I told you so.

He will be fine. If we had to play today, he would play. We are just trying to be cautious and make sure we try and get him back at 100 percent before we go.

I'm not surprised. When you win, obviously, everybody is going to reap the benefits of it. Coaches get mentioned, they get other jobs. Athletic directors get mentioned and they get other jobs, and that's how it is.

Bridge is much more sociable than chess. To play bridge you have to be two, you and your partner, at least. And you're playing with lots of other people.