They're in position to win the league because they know how to win at the end of the game.

It?s getting to the point where more and more health care can be done in an outpatient setting. We?re predicting as much as 50 percent will be delivered in an outpatient environment in the future.

We know we've got a Herculean task in front of us, same as last year. Our (five) seniors didn't want to lose this one, though. They wanted to practice and play basketball at least one more week.

The seniors will be missed dearly. They've worked really hard all year and got us back to districts, something they've never experienced. Hopefully, it's the beginning of many more to come.

That's a big shift for the marketplace. The cornerstone is the connection back to the hospitals. It really makes this a lot different than some of the other models out there.

We knew they would be pressing us and trying to set the tempo they wanted. We tried everything at the beginning not to allow that. But they're just such a good team that when they decided they wanted to run, they would run.

I think we've got the right foundation down to be able to put Best Westerns along that tourism route. It could become an important destination route for world travelers. It runs through the heart and soul of Russia.

We played even with them most of the second quarter. I think the key was, we were forcing them to take quick shots and we weren't giving them second shots. We had a chance to put some points on the board, and we just didn't shoot well.