I think, overall, our team is making progress, but we have to get out of that mode where we're playing games against good caliber teams and coming up a little short.
You have the No. 1 team in the country coming in to play you and you want to realize some opportunities. So what better opportunity can you have?
We have to get out of the mode of playing good caliber teams good, but coming out a little short.
We feel like we're getting better, but we're at a point now where we have to avoid allowing ourselves to be affected by coming close and not coming away with victories.
With each game you play, if you win it, you cant let yourself get too excited because there is another tough opponent coming right behind it. And if you lose it, you cant wallow in self-pity, you have to put that behind you, learn from it, and grow and then move on to the next game.
As I was coming in (the interview room), I was thinking about how much energy he brought to the game tonight. His comments and his enthusiasm on the bench and his communication with the players was extremely animated, unlike A.J. Sometimes he is very quiet, but he had a lot to say.