It seems they're experienced kids now.

They're improved-no doubt about that. It seems like they're experienced kids now. Their experience is showing. Cal really stepped up and we didn't have the answers in the end.

There are ups and downs in every season. It was hard to finish the regular season that way. At the same time, I think good lessons were learned and we've taken a lot of that into our practices this week.

We started out the year and people doubted us.

We kind of took on the underdog role all year. And these kids got better and fought hard.

Eighteen months is a long time to just be out there playing in an open gym and not being coached. Not being able to work on your conditioning, your strength, your game the way you would be in an organized and disciplined situation.

I don't want to take away from what they've done in San Jose, they've done a great job. But it's not a neutral court. It's an advantage for the two Bay Area schools to play down there.

We're excited to find out who's next. It was disappointing to lose those games, but that's just how good this league is. The more you play each other, there's not a lot of room for error. That's basketball.