We hadn't been playing defense the way I told them we were capable of, either. Just shutting teams down; I'm still trying to build that in this group.

We were in the game because we worked it and talked. I was proud of my defense. They played smart and steady.

I think it's the only way they are going to get better. And in their defense, Georgia and Oregon State are good teams.

It all starts with defense. With us offense is secondary.

How good is this defense? Man, we're champions. We said we couldn't say anything until we won a championship. But now we've won it, so you can say we're a great defense.

At that point, I'm thinking we should be up by 18. We were playing great defense. We just missed a lot of easy shots.