That's not why they came here, to win a Western Conference championship.

Not only did he do that and win a national championship in the process at Texas Western, he became an institution in El Paso. He was never lured by NBA or big-school NCAA money. He felt his job and his integrity were dependent on doing good by his school and town, the same role he had when he arrived there.

You need to recognize that you're not going to win in this conference if you don't have speed. So you better get it.

Andrew Cole is head and shoulders our best. He should be in the hunt to win the conference championship.

Nick is so hungry for a championship. I remember when we lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference finals. I had never really seen Nick that emotional. All he had on his mind was trying to get back ... trying to get back. I think that's why when that trade happened he took it so hard.

We always want to win our conference and everything is gravy after that.