This time around, I was much more prepared to play.

(The Wildcats) did a great job executing the play they had to make at the right time. The kid made a perfect throw. We have to be able to learn from it. It stings.

I guess it's just having time to play with each other and learning each other, just finding out how he wants to play and vice versa. He told me coming into the season that he wasn't doing his job if I didn't average four or five more points than I had been, and he was right because I am. ... We work together. We find out what plays we want to run. When we call plays for him, he tells me things he can do to get me an easy basket. And when a play is called for me, I let him know, if they take certain things away from me, what I can get for him. So it's just having some chemistry, being together and having a coach that understands that both of us need the ball and understands how both of us want to play.

It's frustrating to get 50 shots on goal, with just one power play, and not win the game.

It's exciting, because if I go down there and play well, hopefully it will open up a lot of doors. I'm hoping to make a strong showing. And it's especially good to go down relaxed, show them what I can do, and not have to worry about coming in and messing anything up with a team's chemistry that's in the playoffs.

I'm just thankful I didn't retire last year, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here,