That?s pretty much what we try to do -- we try to be balanced so we?re a little harder to stop. You can?t key on Julia, because then Lindsay Corcoran?s hitting jump shots.

Personally, I don't put a ton of stock in seedlings. My feeling is that Saint Basil is the best team. But is there a huge difference between the No. 1 and No. 2? Probably not. As the tournament plays out, we'll see who the best AAA team is.

Now everything in Villa Nation is good.

She does yeoman work all the time. The kid?s 5-foot-8 but she plays 6-foot-something girls every day.

The first game is always scary. You never know what?s gonna happen.

It's kind of crazy that we have played so many times. It makes it easier to prepare because you know you have to bring your A, game if you want to win.