It's tough at his size. What he brings to the table is his attitude and his athleticism. He gets to the paint and he finishes.

Both teams played great games.

I think both teams played their hearts out. We had a couple chances to finish, and actually got looks, but we just didn't hit the shot.

He was one of those guys if he you have a whole team with guys like that attitude, you'd win every game.

The prevailing attitude is that it could have been a lot worse. It has been a lot worse. It's been a long time since we've seen sandbags on Main Street, and we used to see them all the time.

Many builders appear to be taking a more cautious attitude because of uncertainties in the economy and this post-Katrina environment, particularly with regard to sales expectations in the near term.