We've talked, and we've come to the understanding that he wants more from me. It's been a tough year on all of us.

I'm interested to see how I respond. They want me to play better and if I play better then the team can win, so I guess I'm going to have to try a little harder.

It's kind of hard to judge when the team's doing so poorly. I just assume that I have to play better. I plan on doing that. We're on a skid here, but I still think we have a pretty good team. We can get out of it.

They're a little rough. We haven't won in a while, so you can understand their frustration.

Our [locker] room is better than you might think it'd be. It's tough when you're losing, but the spirits aren't as low as people might think. We're closer to turning it around than you might think.

They want me to play better, so I guess I have to try harder.