Regardless of the effectiveness of his play, he needs to play with passion the entire time. There were times where he wasn't very effective that it also affected his intensity. That won't happen to my team.

He plays so hard and plays with guts and passion, and he's the kind of guy you'd like to have on your team, but hate to play against. I think it's a combination of respect, admiration and good fun.

Who else would make the play to win the game? It was obviously a gamble, but it was one that paid off.

I have learned that these guys want to win. They have been very willing to adapt and play unselfishly.

I don't think anybody is scared of our half-court defense. When you get ready to play Tennessee, you can say lots of different things about how they might beat you, but our half-court defense isn't one of them.

We will win more championships during my time here. We've won championships in the past. This one is going to be significant and it's going to be special because it was so unexpected and accomplished with a lot of obstacles and a lot to overcome. That said that's about all the reflecting I'm going to do on it because we have a lot of basketball to play.