What this tournament represents is a mid-season gut-check. There are 16 good teams in this tournament, any one of which read more

What this tournament represents is a mid-season gut-check. There are 16 good teams in this tournament, any one of which can win at any time. This tournament really lets you see what you need to work on and what you're doing well.

There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing, ... And I think that’s what our concern read more

There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing, ... And I think that’s what our concern was. We’re not trying to tell Auburn who should be the chief executive officer. (We’re) asking them to go ahead and make decisions.

We don't have large bodies of water to moderate the temperatures.

We don't have large bodies of water to moderate the temperatures.

Guys were in the right spot, my job is to hit them and find them in the right spot. It's read more

Guys were in the right spot, my job is to hit them and find them in the right spot. It's easy to play with guys when they put the ball in the basket.

We're a little smaller this year, but we have more threats offensively, I think. Our bench is a little deeper; read more

We're a little smaller this year, but we have more threats offensively, I think. Our bench is a little deeper; we're getting a lot of good play from a lot of guys.

I have a very warm spot in my heart for Vegas.

I have a very warm spot in my heart for Vegas.

This is big and this is important. This is not about raising money, it's about raising interest.

This is big and this is important. This is not about raising money, it's about raising interest.

We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with read more

We don't look at this as, 'Oh, here is a new group of Hispanics we have to compete over with other faiths.

Generally, what we try to do if we have a game where we have to play for 32 minutes is read more

Generally, what we try to do if we have a game where we have to play for 32 minutes is try to wear them down by playing full court. But if we get ahead by a good margin, then we'll call off the dogs.