We're a young, inexperienced team, and we have to learn how to win games. We have six freshmen and five sophomores and a junior without a lot of experience. That's the tale of the tape right now.

We have some young guys who have played, so it's not like we don't have any experience. I like the energy, but it's the unknown that concerns you. Taking care of the basketball and rebounding are two things that could be problems for us.

He coached me through the whole thing.

I'm excited about getting started.

I'd love to beat him.

The guys have great resolve. We got in from the Miami game at 3 a.m. and had a great practice the next day. If we could shoot the ball, we'd be better.

This is a great opportunity for our program, ... Especially with all the young guys we have this year. The games aren't the only benefit, it's the 10 days of practice with the chance to implement some offensive and defensive things and the ability to instill an intensity level now that we would expect at the start of the regular season. We're really able to do more than just scratch the surface.

[The number of fans who want to visit different ballparks is] huge, ... It's the best-kept secret in America.