I couldn't be more proud of our guys. We started off 2-5 and won 9 of our last 10. We read more

I couldn't be more proud of our guys. We started off 2-5 and won 9 of our last 10. We were a pretty handful until we got in point guard trouble.

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired read more

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired me in writing 'Panic,' it was 'North by Northwest,' ... Those are my favorite Hitchcock films -- the ones where ordinary, everyday people are going about their lives, and they take this dramatic left turn.

We'll have to step up our game,

We'll have to step up our game,

Are we going to build a house without doors and windows, or are we going to put doors and windows read more

Are we going to build a house without doors and windows, or are we going to put doors and windows in the dang thing so it can be used?

I hope that they'll learn to put different meanings with certain words.

I hope that they'll learn to put different meanings with certain words.

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, read more

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, but, wow, 5,000 calories.

We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the read more

We have to be able to react to negatives as well as positives. It's a learning process. I think the girls reacted well and continued to play hard. They didn't get down on themselves.

They're on a mission right now. I thought we played very well defensively today.

They're on a mission right now. I thought we played very well defensively today.

It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes read more

It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes the conversation about Detroit.