Our guys are aware of just how tough this conference is. We just have to play it one game at a time.
Every team is a little different, but this year, our perimeter players have handled the ball more in decision-making time.
It seems like something here in Pershing Arena dictates it's going to come down to the last seconds. Maybe it's just a ploy by our players to get the crowd coming back.
With us, who knows? You just don't know where it's going to come from, and our guys, when they're called upon, they answer.
He's our best low-post player. When you attack the basket, you need someone big and strong and aggressive to do it, and he's the man.
We weren't in rhythm. We started standing around on offense and Hicks hit some shots.
It was a very physical game that got out of control and that hurt our field goal percentage. It's tough to shoot when it's that physical of a game.
We were having good shots, but we weren't getting many clean rebounds that usually lead to points in transition. We were still down only eight and we had the ball. It was a testament to how good our defense was we were still in the game.
Derek does many things for us that don't show up in the box scores. I think that he is one of the best defensive players in the league, but doesn't get the recognition there because he doesn't get many steals.
We started out well, executing and getting open shots in rhythm. They crawled back into it right at the end of the first half, and in the second half we got some good looks early but missed them.
