It's a playoff game. Everyone is trying to win at whatever cost. I would never be a dirty player or anything like that.

I was devastated. I was ecstatic that the team made it there, but at the same time, to be right there on the bench in street clothes and knowing that I wouldn't be able to be on the floor, you feel like you are a part of it, but you're not.

At this stage, everyone is a professional. Everyone knows the game, and they know the players. So I think it behooves a coach to be open to asking (us) about certain players. At this level, everyone's adults. Everyone's mature in this game.